In King Solomon's court, two men and a woman stood before the king.

- “This woman is my wife!" said the first man. “I married her 30 years ago!"

- "No, she's my wife!” said the second man. “I married her 30 years ago, but this man just stole her from me!"

Solomon then turned to his servant and said,

- “bring me this woman's makeup box and a saw!"

After receiving these items, Solomon looked at the two men and said,

- "I shall cut the woman's makeup box in half! And then each one of you shall get half, and do whatever you wish with it!”

The first man shrugged and said,

- “Okay, fine with me."

But the second man cried out,

- “No! Don't deprive her of her makeup box! I can't bear the thought! Let this other man have it! Then at least she'll get her makeup back eventually!”

After hearing this, Solomon said,

- "Give the woman to the first man! For she is his wife!"

Solomon's servant then said to him,

- "Remarkable! How did you know which man was telling the truth?”

- "Well, both claimed to have been married to her for 30 years,” Solomon replied.

- "So, I knew that whichever man cared LESS about her appearance was the actual husband!”