There was once a famous Jewish court astrologer named Isaac the Great. One of the King's wives got sick and Isaac was called in for a prediction. He happened to know a bit of medicine as well and could see that she was going to die, so thought he would take the opportunity to bolster his credibility a little.
He said, "Your Majesty, she will die in three days -- it's in the stars."
Sure enough, three days later, she dies. The King is very angry so he blames Isaac.
He calls Isaac in and demands, "Look into the stars and tell me the day of your own death."
Isaac understands that the King is going to kill him so he looks at his star charts with great intensity and answers, "Sir, I can't tell exactly, but I can see in the stars that the King will die three days after me."
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