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Based on an allegory by Baal HaSulam in the Essay "The Giving of the Torah"

A rich man once gathered a person from the market.
He gave him food and drink
And showered him with silver and gold
And other valuables each day.
And every day his gifts surpassed
The gifts of the previous day,
Continuing on and on.

Finally, the rich man asked,
"Tell me, have all your wishes been fulfilled?"
And the man replied, "Not all my wishes have been fulfilled,
For how good and how delighted I would be
If all of these valuables
Came to me through my own efforts
As they came to you,
And I would not be receiving gifts at your grace."

Then the rich man replied,
"In that case, never has a man been created
Who can fulfill your wishes."