Sefer Divrei Ahiqar — Chapter 4 - The Corruption of Nadan

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Nadan began to abuse servants and handmaids, waste property, injure animals, and despise the discipline through which the house had been established.

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Ahiqar rebuked him: what your hand did not acquire, your eye is quick to squander.

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He warned Nadan that wealth without restraint uncovers the inward character of an ish.

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Nadan did not receive correction. He interpreted discipline as hatred and gratitude as weakness.

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