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progress of the pious to Paradise, hoping that they mightrescue him. The soul of Abiathar was then again sentup to the world and entered the body of a young man.It was exorcised by Rabbi Nathan Jerushalmi, and thenentered the horse. It was exorcised again by Nathan Jerusalmi,and the spirit came out like a fiery flame, destroying every-thing. The dead horse was buried properly. War againbroke out in that country, and the king was taught byRabbi Elazar to recite the Shema and other biblical verses.A man with a white beard on a grand horse won the battlefor him; it was the Prophet Elijah.

350( 12). There were two brothers, one rich and theother poor. The poor one had a good wife, and urged byher, invited guests for Passover. The rich one had a bad wife;he followed her advice and invited no one and was toldby her that since he was ignorant how to perform theservice, he should imitate the example of his neighbour.He watched to see what his neighbour did. This man wasdrunk, and on being awakened by his wife, he beat her.The rich brother returnd home and did the same. Attrac-ted by the noise, soldiers came and broke into the houseand robbed him of everything.

351a( 13). King Solomon warned a man against theinfidelity of his wife. The man, who had built the palaceof Solomon, did not believe it. Solomon then gave him asa present for the work, a silver goblet which he tookhome. The paramour of his wife came, saw the goblet, andasked the woman to drink out of it together with him.Their lips remained attached to the goblet. The husbandthen brought them before Solomon, who said," The spellcan only be broken, if their heads be pierced with redhot iron". The husband pleaded for the culprits. ThenSolomon took David's sword, on which was engraven theIneffable Name, poured water over it and sprinkled theirfaces. They were thus released. According to others, twoscholars passed a scroll of the Law between them andthus released them.