Every man as he goes on the eve of the Sabbath from the synagogue to his house is escorted by two angels, one of which is a good angel and the other an evil. When the man comes home and finds the lamps lit, the table spread, and the bed in order, the good angel says, " May the coming Sabbath be even as the present; to which the evil angel (though with reluctance) is obliged to say, "Amen." But if all be in disorder, then the bad angel says, " May the coming Sabbath be even as the present, and the good angel is (with equal reluctance, obliged to say "Amen" to it.