Rav Hunna had four hundred casks of wine which had turned into vinegar. On hearing of his misfortune, Rav Yehudah, the brother of Rav Salla the Holy, or, as some say, Rav Adda bar Ahavah, came and visited him, accompanied by the Rabbis. " Let the master, " said they, " examine himself carefully. " What! said he, " do you suppose me to have been guilty of wrong-doing? " Shall we then," said they, " suspect the Holy One — blessed be He! — of executing judgment without justice?"
"Well," said Rav Hunna, " if you have heard anything against me, don't conceal it." " It has been reported to us," said they, " that the master has withheld the gardener's share of the prunings." "What else, pray, did he leave me?" retorted Rav Hunna; " he has stolen all the produce of my vineyard. " They replied, " There is a saying that whoever steals from a thief smells of theft." "Then," said he, • I hereby promise to give him his share."
Thereupon, according to some, the vinegar turned to wine again; and, according to others, the price of vinegar rose to the price of wine.