469. CONCERNING THE JEWS CALLED TOGETHER BY JACOB, AND CONCERNING THE AVARICIOUS IN GENERAL Jacob - who is now above my head and occupies a vertical situation in the place of him who let himself down thence and was made subject - reclining as usual on a bed, because he was deprived of worshippers [made himself] great, and others were invited to his heaven. Many of the Jews came to him as he thus lay, which I perceived during a great part of the night from the stench of mice. When I could bear it no longer, inquiry was made in the heaven of spirits whence came this stench. Some said that they themselves were grievously affected by it. But after inquiry it was found that they were Jews, who, as it seemed to themselves, had been raised up out of their cells to Jacob, to whom many were thus gathered together; hence the stench of mice. Jacob stated that he was surrounded by so many mice that he could bear them no longer; wherefore having been as it were cast out of his bed, he betook himself downwards. Those same Jews lamented that they had not remained in their cells, where their money was, which they feared thieves would carry off.