"The more flesh, the more worms; the…" — Rabbi Hillel

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肉が多ければ多いほど虫が多い。財産が多ければ多いほど不安が多い。妻が多ければ多いほど魔術が多い。女中が多ければ多いほど不貞が多い。奴隷が多ければ多いほど盗みが多い。

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