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The midrash tells of God's offer to the moon.  The Holy One, blessed be He, said to the moon that it would reign in the daytime.  However, the moon fiercely objected saying that a candle in the daylight was useless.  - Bereshit Rabba

Isn't this foolish?  The moon complaining to God?  
And yet. This is the worst of the human condition, when we are unhappy because someone has more than we.
Question: Who is more foolish?

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