The Richest Man in Babylon by George Samuel Clason EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
- Status: Available for Free Download
- Authors: George Samuel Clason
- Publish Date: August 1, 2017
- Language: English
- Genre: Budgeting & Money Management
- Format: PDF / EPUB
- Size: 2 MB
- Pages: 118
- Price: Free
- ISBN: 1939438551
The Man Who
Desired Gold
Bansir, the chariot builder of Babylon, was thoroughly discouraged. From his seat upon the low wall
surrounding his property, he gazed sadly at his simple home and the open workshop in which stood a
partially completed chariot.
His wife frequently appeared at the open door. Her
furtive glances in his direction reminded him that the
meal bag was almost empty and he should be at
work finishing the chariot, hammering and hewing,
polishing and painting, stretching taut the leather
over the wheel rims, preparing it for delivery so he
could collect from his wealthy customer.
Nevertheless,’ his fat, muscular body sat stolidly
upon the wall. His slow mind was struggling patiently with a problem for which he could find no
answer. The hot, tropical sun, so typical of this valley
of the Euphrates, beat down upon him mercilessly.
Beads of perspiration formed upon his brow and
trickled down unnoticed to lose themselves in the
hairy jungle on his chest.
THE RICHEST MAN IN BABYLON
Beyond his home towered the high terraced walls
surrounding the king’s palace. Nearby, cleaving the
blue heavens, was the painted tower of the Temple
of Bel. In the shadow of such grandeur was his simple home and many others far less neat and well
cared for. Babylon was like this—a mixture of grandeur and squalor, of dazzling wealth and direst poverty, crowded together without plan or system within
the protecting walls of the city.
Behind him, had he cared to turn and look, the
noisy chariots of the rich jostled and crowded aside
the sandaled tradesmen as well as the barefooted
beggars. Even the rich were forced to turn into the
gutters to clear the way for the long lines of slave
water carriers, on the “king’s business,” each bearing
a heavy goatskin of water to be poured upon the
hanging gardens.
Bansir was too engrossed in his own problem to
hear or heed the confused hubbub of the busy city.
It was the unexpected twanging of the strings from
a familiar lyre that aroused him from his reverie. He
turned and looked into the sensitive, smiling face of
his best friend—Kobbi, the musician.
“May the Gods bless thee with great liberality, my
good friend,” began Kobbi with an elabourate salute.
“Yet, it does appear they have already been so generous thou needest not to labour. I rejoice with thee in
thy good fortune. More, I would even share it with
thee. Pray, from thy purse which must be bulging
else thou wouldst be busy in yon shop, extract but
two humble shekels and lend them to me until after
the noblemen’s feast this night. Thou wilt not miss
them ere they are returned.”
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