Mistake not—of the lesser purse—
His father manages the greater still—
The purser of his household.
NATHAN.
That’s not small.
HAFI.
’Tis larger than thou think’st; for every beggar
Is of his household.
NATHAN.
He’s so much their foe—
HAFI.
That he’d fain root them out—with food and raiment—
Tho’ he turn beggar in the enterprize.
NATHAN.