"and he shall dip his foot in oil": For the land of Asher draws oil as a spring. It once happened that the men of Ludkia needed oil, and, they appointed an envoy, telling him "Buy us oil for one hundred ten thousands." He went to Tzor and said to them "I need oil for one hundred ten thousands. They said "Go to Gush Chalav (in the territory of Asher).

Coming there, he said to them "I need oil for one hundred ten thousands." They said to him "Go to that man." Going there and not finding him, he was told "He is in the field." Going there and finding him leveling his ground under his olive trees, he said to him "I need oil for one hundred ten thousands."

The other: "Wait until I finish with my trees." When he finished, he put his tools behind him and started clearing the ground of stones, whereupon the envoy thought "Can it be that this one has oil for one hundred ten thousands? These Jews must be making sport of me!" When he came to his house, his maidservant brought out a full basin of oil in which they washed their feet, in fulfilment of "and he shall dip his foot in oil."

He placed bread before him, after which they ate and drank. After eating, he got up and measured out for him oil for one hundred ten thousands and asked him "Would you like more?" The envoy: "I don't have enough money." The farmer: "Take it and I'll come with you and take my money," saying which he measured out (more) oil for eighteen ten thousands.

It was said: "That man did not leave over an ass or a camel in Eretz Yisrael that he did not hire" (to transport the oil). When the men of Ludkia heard, they came out three mils before him, praising him profusely. At this, he said "You should not be praising me, but this man, to whom everything belongs. What is more, I owe him eighteen ten thousands!" — this, in fulfillment of (Proverbs 13:7) "There is one who seems rich and has nothing, and one who seems poor, with great wealth!"