“But this was a blessing received through deception and theft,” Moliwda interjects. “Exactly. Jacob himself defied the law and deceived his father. He went beyond the law, and because of it, he became a hero.” Moliwda is silent for a moment. “But later, Jacob, once he was himself a patriarch, guarded the law. That is so perverse: when you need to be, you are against the law, and when it serves your purposes, you’re for it . . .” He laughs.
