The author of "Zlateh the Goat", Isaac Bashevis Singer, was a Polish Jewish author. In the story, not only are the main characters Jewish, but also the story is set around Hanukkah (and contains references to specific Hanukkah traditions and preparations), an important Jewish holiday. You should also note that the text was initially written in Yiddish, which is a dialect central to Jewish (especially Ashkenazi Jewish) culture.
I believe the correct answer would be him.It would make more sense than His knowing the combination to the lock came in handy. and Him <span>knowing the combination to the lock came in handy.
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The saying means what is considered good is in fact bad and what is considered bad is actually good.
an example could be you trust someone and they seem to be a good person but looks are deceiving and they turn out to be bad