He ate a spoiled fish, was beaten, and gave a hundred coins
See: "He eats a spoiled fish, is beaten, and gives a hundred coins."
(A proverb describing someone who chooses the worst of all worlds—suffering every misfortune possible instead of escaping at least some of them.)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
אָכַל דָּג מַבְאִישׁ ,לָקָה וְנָתַן מֵאָה מָנֶה
Definition (Hebrew)
רְאֵה: "אוֹכֵל דָּג מַבְאִישׁ, לוֹקֶה וְנוֹתֵן מֵאָה מָנֶה".
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