The laughable stories collected by Mâr Gregory John Bar Hebræ

164 THE LAUGHABLE STORIES OF BAR-HEBR^US.
"the
two Buze which he hath given thee if thou art tell-
"ing the truth."
DCLII. A certain lawgiver became possessed of a
devil, and a man said to him, "What saith the law
"concerning a man who hath died and left a widow,
"and a son, and a daughter, when it is found that he
"hath also left behind him a thousand dinars?" The
lunatic replied, "To the widow shall come widowhood,
"to the son shall come the orphan's estate, and the
"daughter hath that whereon she can live by whoring;
"but the money shall be divided among the poor and
"the lunatics who are not able to work."