Note 7 — PROLOGUE.
Edgar Alfred Bowring translation
The word “Gimpel” in the original has the double meaning of “bullfinch” and “blockhead,” and the point of this verse is therefore lost in a translation.
Edgar Alfred Bowring translation
The word “Gimpel” in the original has the double meaning of “bullfinch” and “blockhead,” and the point of this verse is therefore lost in a translation.