war, and that when the war was over I might dispose of it with profit. That same night I dreamt that two angels came down from heaven. One of them said to the other: Make a complete list of the crusaders, The other began to write down: So and so goes on a trip; so and.so for trading, so and so for reputation; so and so for God's sake. Then the looked at me saying: Put this man down as trader. But I spoke: For God's sake do not misrepresent me. I am not going for business. I have no capital, I have simply started for the holy war. "But Sir", said the angel "Did you not buy that provision bag yesterday, and were you not thinking of making some profit?" I wept and entreated them not to put me down as a trader. The angel looked at the other, who said: "Well, write thus: This man set out for the holy war, but on the way bought a provision bag for profiting: now God will judge the man".
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