The wine is the Master’s, but the guests are grateful to the butler.
לשקייה טיבותא למריה חמר /
חַמְרָא לְמָרֵיהּ, טֵיבוּתָא לְשָׁקְיֵיהּThe Talmud (AD 200–500) Collection of Jewish rabbinical writings
Babylonian Talmud, Bava Kamma 92b
Aramaic Proverb.
(Source (Hebrew)).The wine is the master's, but those who drink the wine are grateful to the butler.
[Theosophical Review, Vol. 26, No. 155 (1900-07-15)]The wine is the master’s, but the serving-man is thanked for it.
[tr. Source (1906)]The wine is the master's the thanks the butler's.
[tr. Hasas (1929)]The wine is the master's, but the gratitude is the pourer's.
[tr. Pomeranz (2016)]The wine is the master's, but the appreciation goes to the one who poured it.
[tr. Shachter]While the wine belongs to its owner, the gratitude is given to the one who pours it.
[tr. Koren-Steinsaltz]The wine is the master’s, but the gratitude is the pourer’s.
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