Money can't buy a minute of life (Eng/Esp)

When talking about stories and plots in world literature, they all appear in three great books: "The Bible", "The Thousand and One Nights" and "Don Quixote of La Mancha", the last two being qualified as works of fiction. For this reason, anyone who prides himself as a reader must face the task of immersing himself in the pages of each of these books, since there he will find the roots of all the narratives.  [Source](https://pixabay.com/illustrations/ai-generated-skull-death-spooky-9137810/) Such is the case that in "The Thousand and One Nights" is inserted the tale "The Angel of Death and the King of Israel", a narration that could well appear in the Old Testament due to its theme and references. The story introduces us to an arrogant king who receives an unexpected visit from a beggar. When the intruder reveals that he is death and informs the king that his final hour has come, there is a reflection on this inevitable moment. Although this story comes from the Arab culture, it is based on the monotheistic Jewish religion, so there is a combination of both visions to teach the reader about the transcendental nature of life. The tyrant king believed that his power caused terror among his adversaries and his criminal actions would earn him admiration and respect.  [Source](https://pixabay.com/illustrations/ai-generated-solomon-king-church-7893403/) However, that beggar was even more powerful and was representative of a superlative entity, the true owner of all that exists, so the king panicked when faced with a reality he did not see coming. There was no time for regrets or for changes in his actions, it was all over for the king when he learned that his riches were not enough to buy one more minute of life.

Cuando se habla de historias y tramas en la literatura universal, todas aparecen en tres grandes libros: "La Biblia", "Las mil y una noches" y "Don Quijote de la Mancha", siendo las dos últimas calificadas como obras de ficción. Por tal razón, alguien que se precie de ser un lector, debe afrontar la tarea de sumergirse en las páginas de cada uno de estos libros puesto que allí encontrará las raíces de todas las narrativas.  [Fuente](https://pixabay.com/illustrations/ai-generated-skull-death-spooky-9137810/) Tal es el caso de que en "Las mil y una noches" se inserta el cuento "El Ángel de la Muerte y el Rey de Israel", narración que bien pudiera aparecer en el Antiguo Testamento debido a su temática y referentes. La historia nos presenta a un arrogante rey que recibe la inesperada visita de un mendigo. Cuando el intruso revela que es la muerte y comunica al rey que ha llegado su hora final, se produce una reflexión sobre este momento inevitable. Aunque este cuento proviene de la cultura árabe, se sustenta en la monoteísta religión judía, así que se advierte una combinación de ambas visiones para aleccionar al lector sobre lo trascendental de la vida. El rey tirano creyó que su poder causaba terror entre sus adversarios y sus acciones criminales le harían merecedor de admiración y respeto.  [Fuente](https://pixabay.com/illustrations/ai-generated-solomon-king-church-7893403/) Sin embargo, aquel mendigo era aún más poderoso y era representante de un ente superlativo, el verdadero dueño de todo lo que existe, así que el rey entró en pánico al afrontar una realidad que no vio venir. No hubo tiempo para arrepentimientos ni para cambios en sus acciones, todo se terminó para el rey cuando se enteró que sus riquezas no bastaban para comprar un minuto más de vida.