זָכוֹר אֵת אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לְךָ וְגוֹ'. כָּאן כְּתִיב זָכוֹר, וּבְשַׁבָּת כְּתִיב זָכוֹר, שְׁנֵיהֶם שָׁוִין. אָמַר שְׁלֹמֹה, אָמַרְתִּי אֲנִי בְּלִבִּי כְּמִקְרֵה הַכְּסִיל גַּם אֲנִי יִקְרֵנִי וְלָמָּה חָכַמְתִּי אֲנִי אָז יֹתֵר (קהלת ב, טו). וְאָמַרְתִּי, כִּי אֵין זִכְרוֹן לֶחָכָם עִם הַכְּסִיל לְעוֹלָם (שם פסוק טז). אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁכָּתוּב בְּשַׁבָּת זָכוֹר וּבַעֲמָלֵק זָכוֹר אֵינָן שָׁוִין. אָמַר שְׁלֹמֹה, כְּמִקְרֵה הַכְּסִיל גַּם אֲנִי יִקְרֵנִי. מָשָׁל לְמַה הַדָּבָר דּוֹמֶה, לְמֶלֶךְ שֶׁעָשָׂה סְעוּדָה וְזִמֵּן אֵת הָאוֹרְחִים. נִכְנַס הַקְּעָרָה לְפָנָיו מָלֵא כָּל טוּב, אָמַר, זָכוֹר פְּלוֹנִי אוֹהֲבִי. מִשֶּׁקִּנַּח אֶת הַקְּעָרָה, אָמַר, זָכוֹר פְּלוֹנִי שׂוֹנְאִי. אָמְרוּ לוֹ אוֹהֲבָיו, זֶה הִזְכַּרְתָּ וְזֶה הִזְכַּרְתָּ. אָמַר לָהֶם: לָזֶה הִזְכַּרְתִּי עַל קְעָרָה מָלֵא כָּל טוּב, וְלָזֶה הִזְכַּרְתִּי עַל קְעָרָה רֵיקָה. כָּךְ, הַשַּׁבָּת כְּתִיב בָּהּ, זָכוֹר אֶת יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת לְקַדְּשׁוֹ (שמות כ, ח), וּלְכַבְּדוֹ בְּמַאֲכָל וּבְמִשְׁתֶּה וּבִכְסוּת נְקִיָּה. וּבַעֲמָלֵק כְּתִיב: זָכוֹר אֵת אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לְךָ עֲמָלֵק. עַל מָה אַתָּה זוֹכְרוֹ. עַל שֻׁלְחָן רֵיקָם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: תִּמְחֶה אֵת זֵכֶר עֲמָלֵק מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמָיִם. Remember that which [Amalek] did to you, etc. (Deuteronomy 25:17): Here it is written, "Remember," and with Shabbat it is written, "Remember." Both of them are equal. Shlomo said (Ecclesiastes 2:15-16), "So I reflected: 'The fate of the fool is also destined for me; to what advantage, then, have I been wise?'... Because the wise man is never remembered as the fool." Even though it is written about Shabbat, "Remember," and about Amalek, "Remember," they are not equal. Shlomo said, "The fate of the fool is also destined for me." There is a [relevant] parable [about this]. To what is the matter comparable?To a king that made a banquet and invited guests. The tray entered in front of him, full of all good things. He said, "I mention (remember) my friend x." When the tray was cleared, he said, "I mention (remember) my enemy y." His friends said to him, "You mentioned this one and you mentioned that one [alike]?" He said to them, "This one I mentioned over a tray full of all good things and that one I mentioned over an empty tray." So [too], about the Shabbat it is written (Exodus 20:8), "Remember the Shabbat, to sanctify it," and to honor it with food, drink and clean clothing. But with Amalek it is written, "Remember that which Amalek did to you." Upon what do you remember it? Upon an empty table, as it is stated (Deuteronomy 25:19), "you shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven."