א׳
לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ ׀ לִבְנֵי־קֹ֬רַח מִזְמֽוֹר׃
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For the leader. Of the Korahites. A psalm.
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For the Leader; a Psalm for the sons of Korah.
ב׳
שִׁמְעוּ־זֹ֭את כָּל־הָֽעַמִּ֑ים הַ֝אֲזִ֗ינוּ כָּל־יֹ֥שְׁבֵי חָֽלֶד׃
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Hear this, all you peoples;
give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
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Hear this, all ye peoples; Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world,
שִׁמְעוּ זֹאת כָּל הָעַמִּים. לְפִי שֶׁמִּזְמוֹר זֶה מְיֻסָּד עַל בְּנֵי אָדָם הַבּוֹטְחִים בְּעָשְׁרָם, אָמַר: כָּל הָעַמִּים, שֶׁכֻּלָּם צְרִיכִים יִסּוּר:
Hear this, all you peoples Because this psalm is based on people who rely on their riches, he says, “all you peoples,” for they all require admonition.
חָלֶד. הִיא הָאָרֶץ, עַל שֵׁם שֶׁהִיא נוֹשֶׁנֶת וַחֲלוּדָה, רדוייל״ייא בְּלַעַ״ז; וְרַבּוֹתֵינוּ פֵּרְשׁוּ (חולין קכז.): עַל שֵׁם הַחוּלְדָּה, שֶׁהִיא בַּיַּבָּשָׁה וְאֵינָהּ בַּיָּם; דְּתָנוּ רַבָּנָן (חולין קכז.): כָּל שֶׁיֵּשׁ בַּיַּבָּשָׁה יֵשׁ בַּיָּם, חוּץ מִן הַחוּלְדָּה:
earth Heb. חלוד. That [term] is [used to describe] the earth because it is old and rusty (חלודה), rodile in Old French, rust, rouille in modern French. But our Sages explained that it is because of the weasel (חֻלְדָה), which frequents the dry land but is not found in the sea, for the Rabbis taught (Hul. 127a): Whatever is on the dry land is found in the sea, except the weasel.
ג׳
גַּם־בְּנֵ֣י אָ֭דָם גַּם־בְּנֵי־אִ֑ישׁ יַ֝֗חַד עָשִׁ֥יר וְאֶבְיֽוֹן׃
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men of all estates,
rich and poor alike.
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Both low and high, Rich and poor together.
גַּם בְּנֵי אָדָם. בְּנֵי אַבְרָהָם, שֶׁנִּקְרָא ״הָאָדָם הַגָּדוֹל בָּעֲנָקִים״ (יהושע יד:טו): בְּנֵי יִשְׁמָעֵאל וּבְנֵי קְטוּרָה:
Both the sons of “adam” The sons of Abraham, who was called (Josh. 14:15): “the greatest man (האדם) among the giants”; the sons of Ishmael and the sons of Keturah.
גַּם בְּנֵי אִישׁ. בְּנֵי נֹחַ, שֶׁנִּקְרָא ״אִישׁ צַדִּיק״ (בראשית ו:ט):
and the sons of “ish” The sons of Noah, who was called (Gen. 6:9): “a righteous man (איש צדיק).”
ד׳
פִּ֭י יְדַבֵּ֣ר חָכְמ֑וֹת וְהָג֖וּת לִבִּ֣י תְבוּנֽוֹת׃
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My mouth utters wisdom,
my speech is full of insight.
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My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.
וְהָגוּת לִבִּי. מַחְשְׁבוֹת לִבִּי, תְּבוּנוֹת הֵם:
and the thoughts of my heart are understanding The thoughts of my heart are understanding.
ה׳
אַטֶּ֣ה לְמָשָׁ֣ל אָזְנִ֑י אֶפְתַּ֥ח בְּ֝כִנּ֗וֹר חִידָתִֽי׃
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I will turn my attention to a theme,
set forth my lesson to the music of a lyre.
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I will incline mine ear to a parable; I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
אַטֶּה לְמָשָׁל אָזְנִי. לְדִבְרֵי תוֹרָה, שֶׁנִּקְרֵאת ״מְשַׁל הַקַּדְמוֹנִי״ (שמואל א כד:יג):
I will bend my ear to a parable To the words of Torah, which is called (I Sam. 24:13), “the parable of the Ancient One.”
אֶפְתַּח. לָכֶם חִידָתִי זֹאת בְּכִנּוֹר, וְזוֹ הִיא הַחִידָה: לָמָּה אֲנִי צָרִיךְ לִירָא בִּימֵי רָע בְּיוֹם פְּקֻדַּת עָוֹן? לְפִי שֶׁעֲוֹן עֲקֵבַי יְסוּבֵּנִי. עֲוֹנוֹת שֶׁאֲנִי דָּשׁ בֶּעָקֵב, שֶׁאֲנִי מְזַלְזֵל בָּהֶם, שֶׁהֵם בְּעֵינַי עֲבֵרוֹת קַלּוֹת – הֵם מַרְשִׁיעוֹת אוֹתִי בַּדִּין. וְכָל שֶׁכֵּן הָעֲשִׁירִים:
I will solve this my riddle for you with a lyre. And this is the riddle: Why must I fear in days of misfortune, on the day of the visitation for iniquity? Because the iniquity of my heels surrounds me. The iniquities that I tread with my heels, that I treat lightly, that I view as minor sinsthey condemn me in judgment, and surely the wealthy.
ו׳
לָ֣מָּה אִ֭ירָא בִּ֣ימֵי רָ֑ע עֲוֺ֖ן עֲקֵבַ֣י יְסוּבֵּֽנִי׃
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In time of trouble, why should I fear
the encompassing evil of those who would supplant me—
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Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my supplanters compasseth me about,
ז׳
הַבֹּטְחִ֥ים עַל־חֵילָ֑ם וּבְרֹ֥ב עָ֝שְׁרָ֗ם יִתְהַלָּֽלוּ׃
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men who trust in their riches,
who glory in their great wealth?
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Of them that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches?
הַבּוֹטְחִים עַל חֵילָם. וּמָה בֶּצַע בְּמָמוֹנָם, הֲלֹא:
Those who rely on their possessions Of what use is their money? Is it not so that...
ח׳
אָ֗ח לֹא־פָדֹ֣ה יִפְדֶּ֣ה אִ֑ישׁ לֹא־יִתֵּ֖ן לֵאלֹהִ֣ים כָּפְרֽוֹ׃
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Ah, it cannot redeem a man,
or pay his ransom to God;
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No man can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him—
אָח. לֹא יוּכַל לִפְדּוֹת אֶת אָחִיו בְּמָמוֹנוֹ, לְפִי שֶׁאִם בָּאִים לִפְדּוֹת אִישׁ אֶת אָחִיו יִתְיַקֵּר פִּדְיוֹן נַפְשָׁם מִכָּל הוֹן. לְפִיכָךְ עַל כָּרְחוֹ חָדֵל הוּא לְעוֹלָם מִלְּפַדּוֹתוֹ:
A brother cannot ransom his brother with money because the ransom of their soul is dearer than any possession. Therefore, perforce, his redemption is forever unattainable.
ט׳
וְ֭יֵקַר פִּדְי֥וֹן נַפְשָׁ֗ם וְחָדַ֥ל לְעוֹלָֽם׃
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the price of life is too high;
and so one ceases to be, forever.
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For too costly is the redemption of their soul, and must be let alone for ever—
וְיֵקַר. (שֶׁיִּחְיֶה לָנֶצַח וְלֹא יִרְאֶה הַשַּׁחַת) וּמְנַחֵם חִבְּרוֹ לְשׁוֹן מְנִיעָה כְּמוֹ ״אוֹקִיר אֱנוֹשׁ מִפָּז״ (ישעיה יג:יב), ״וְהָלַכְתִּי עִמָּכֶם בַּחֲמַת קֶרִי״ (ויקרא כו:כח), כְּלוֹמַר וְיִמָּנַע פִּדְיוֹן נַפְשָׁם:
will be too dear that he will live forever and not see the Pit. Menachem (p. 158) associated it as an expression of withholding, as (Isa. 13:12): “I will make mortal man dearer (אוקיר) than fine gold”; (Lev. 26:21), “I will go with them with wrath of withdrawal (קיר)” i.e., the ransom of their soul will be withheld.
י׳
וִֽיחִי־ע֥וֹד לָנֶ֑צַח לֹ֖א יִרְאֶ֣ה הַשָּֽׁחַת׃
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Shall he live eternally,
and never see the grave?
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That he should still live always, that he should not see the pit.
י"א
כִּ֤י יִרְאֶ֨ה ׀ חֲכָ֘מִ֤ים יָמ֗וּתוּ יַ֤חַד כְּסִ֣יל וָבַ֣עַר יֹאבֵ֑דוּ וְעָזְב֖וּ לַאֲחֵרִ֣ים חֵילָֽם׃
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For one sees that the wise die,
that the foolish and ignorant both perish,
leaving their wealth to others.
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For he seeth that wise men die, The fool and the brutish together perish, And leave their wealth to others.
כִּי יִרְאֶה חֲכָמִים יָמוּתוּ. וְאֵין נִצּוֹלִין מִן הַמָּוֶת, לְפִיכָךְ עַל כָּרְחוֹ הוּא חָדֵל לִיגַע וְלִטְרֹחַ עַל פִּדְיוֹן אָחִיו:
For he sees that wise men die and are not saved from death. So, perforce, he stops wearying himself and toiling for his brother’s ransom.
חֵילָם. מָמוֹנָם. בַּחֲכָמִים נֶאֱמַר מִיתָה, שֶׁאֵינָם מֵתִים בָּעוֹלָם הַזֶּה אֶלָּא הַגּוּף בִּלְבַד, וּבִכְסִיל וּבַעַר נֶאֱמַר אֲבֵדָה:
their possessions Heb. חילם, their money. Death is mentioned in reference to the wise men, because in this world they die only in the body, whereas concerning the fool and the boorish man, perishing is mentioned, because both body and soul perish.
י"ב
קִרְבָּ֤ם בָּתֵּ֨ימוֹ ׀ לְֽעוֹלָ֗ם מִ֭שְׁכְּנֹתָם לְדֹ֣ר וָדֹ֑ר קָֽרְא֥וּ בִ֝שְׁמוֹתָ֗ם עֲלֵ֣י אֲדָמֽוֹת׃
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Their grave is their eternal home,
the dwelling-place for all generations
of those once famous on earth.
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Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, And their dwelling-places to all generations; They call their lands after their own names.
קִרְבָּם בָּתֵּימוֹ לְעוֹלָם. מַחְשְׁבוֹתָם לִבְנוֹת לָהֶם בָּתִּים שֶׁיִּתְקַיְּמוּ לְעוֹלָם:
In their heart, their houses are forever Their thoughts are to build for themselves houses that will exist forever.
קָרְאוּ בִשְׁמוֹתָם. אֶת בָּתֵּיהֶם שֶׁהֵם בּוֹנִים לְמַעַן יִהְיֶה לָהֶם לְזִכָּרוֹן, ״וְיִקְרָא שֵׁם הָעִיר כְּשֵׁם בְּנוֹ חֲנוֹךְ״ (בראשית ד:יז). אַנְטִיוֹכוּס בָּנָה אַנְטוֹכִיָא, סְלִיקוּס בָּנָה סְלִיקִיָא:
they call by their names their houses that they build so that they will have a memorial. (Gen. 4:17): “and named the city after his son Enoch.” Antiochus built Antioch; Seleucus built Seleucia.
י"ג
וְאָדָ֣ם בִּ֭יקָר בַּל־יָלִ֑ין נִמְשַׁ֖ל כַּבְּהֵמ֣וֹת נִדְמֽוּ׃
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Man does not abide in honor;
he is like the beasts that perish.
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But man abideth not in honour; He is like the beasts that perish.
בִּיקָר. לְשׁוֹן יְקָר וְתִפְאֶרֶת (ס״א אינו):
in his glory Heb. ביקר, an expression of glory and majesty.
נִמְשַׁל. לְשׁוֹן מָשָׁל:
he is compared Heb. נמשל, an expression of a parable (משל).
נִדְמוּ. לְשׁוֹן דְּמָמָה:
silenced Heb. נדמו, an expression of silence.
י"ד
זֶ֣ה דַ֭רְכָּם כֵּ֣סֶל לָ֑מוֹ וְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֓ם ׀ בְּפִיהֶ֖ם יִרְצ֣וּ סֶֽלָה׃
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Such is the fate of those who are self-confident,
the end of those pleased with their own talk. Selah.
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This is the way of them that are foolish, and of those who after them approve their sayings. Selah
כֵּסֶל. שִׁטּוּת:
folly Heb. כסל, madness.
וְאַחֲרֵיהֶם בְּפִיהֶם יִרְצוּ סֶלָה. וְהַבָּאִים אַחֲרֵיהֶם יְדַבְּרוּ בָהֶם וִיסַפְּרוּ בְּפִיהֶם מַה אֵרַע לָרִאשׁוֹנִים:
and after them they will tell with their mouth forever And those who come after them will speak of them and tell with their mouth what happened to the earlier ones.
יִרְצוּ. לְשׁוֹן הַרְצָאַת דְּבָרִים, רטרירונ״ש בְּלַעַ״ז, וַחֲזַ״ל פֵּרְשׁוּ (שבת לא:): זֶה דַּרְכָּם שֶׁל רְשָׁעִים שֶׁסּוֹפָם אֲבוּדִים, אֲבָל כֵּסֶל לָמוֹ – חֵלֶב יֵשׁ לָהֶם עַל כִּסְלֵיהֶם וּמְכַסּוֹת אֶת כִּלְיוֹתֵיהֶם וְאֵינָן יוֹעֲצוֹת אוֹתָם לָשׁוּב מֵרָעָתָם. וְשֶׁמָּא תֹּאמַר שִׁכְחָה הִיא לָהֶם עַל שֶׁשָּׁכְחוּ שֶׁסּוֹפָם לָמוּת? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר: וְאַחֲרֵיהֶם בְּפִיהֶם יִרְצוּ, כְּלוֹמַר: יוֹם אַחֲרִיתָם תָּמִיד בְּפִיהֶם, וְאֵין חֲרֵדִים מִמֶּנּוּ:
will tell Heb. ירצו, an expression of narration, retreyront in Old French, But our Sages (Shab. 32b) explained: This is the way of the wicked: they perish in the end but כֶסֶל is theirs. They have fat on their flanks (כסליהם), which covers their kidneys, and they [their kidneys] do not advise them to repent of their evil. Perhaps you will say that it is forgetfulness, that they have forgotten that ultimately they will die? Scripture therefore states: and their end they tell with their mouth; i.e., the day of their end is constantly in their mouth and they are not afraid of it.
ט"ו
כַּצֹּ֤אן ׀ לִֽשְׁא֣וֹל שַׁתּוּ֮ מָ֤וֶת יִ֫רְעֵ֥ם וַיִּרְדּ֘וּ בָ֤ם יְשָׁרִ֨ים ׀ לַבֹּ֗קֶר וצירם [וְ֭צוּרָם] לְבַלּ֥וֹת שְׁא֗וֹל מִזְּבֻ֥ל לֽוֹ׃
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Sheeplike they head for Sheol,
with Death as their shepherd.
The upright shall rule over them at daybreak,
and their form shall waste away in Sheol
till its nobility be gone.
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Like sheep they are appointed for the nether-world; death shall be their shepherd; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their form shall be for the nether-world to wear away, That there be no habitation for it.
כַּצֹּאן לִשְׁאוֹל שַׁתּוּ. כַּצֹּאן הַמִּתְאַסֵּף לַדִּיר כֵּן הֵם לִשְׁאוֹל:
Like sheep, they are destined to the grave Like sheep that are gathered to the shed, so are they into the grave.
שַׁתּוּ. דְּגוּשׁוֹת הַתָּי״ו בִּמְקוֹם תָּי״ו שְׁנִיָּה: לִשְׁאוֹל שׁוֹתְתוּ, לְשׁוֹן שְׁתוּתֶיהָ שֶׁל שְׁאוֹל, לַמַּדְרֵגָה הַתַּחְתּוֹנָה. וְכֵן ״שַׁתּוּ בַשָּׁמַיִם פִּיהֶם״ (תהלים עג:ט), גַּם הוּא לְשׁוֹן שְׁתוּת: קָבְעוּ בַשָּׁמַיִם פִּיהֶם, לְשׁוֹנָם הָרָע:
they are destined Heb. שתו. The “tav” is punctuated with a “dagesh,” in place of the second “tav.” שּׁוֹתתוּ into the midst of the foundations (שתותיה) of the nether world, to the lowest level. Likewise (above 73:9): “They have set their mouth against heaven,” is also an expression of foundations; they set their mouth in heaven; their slander.
מָוֶת יִרְעֵם. מַלְאַךְ הַמָּוֶת יֹאכְלֵם, וְאַל תִּתְמַהּ עַל לְשׁוֹן אֲכִילָה זוֹ, שֶׁכֵּן מָצִינוּ בְּמָקוֹם אַחֵר ״יֹאכַל בַּדָּיו בְּכוֹר מָוֶת״ (איוב יח:יג). לָשׁוֹן אַחֵר: לְשׁוֹן רְצִיצָה, כְּמוֹ ״הֲיָרֹעַ בַּרְזֶל״ (ירמיה טו:יב):
death will devour them Heb. ירעם. The angel of death will devour them. Do not wonder about this expression of eating because we find elsewhere (Job 18:13): “the prince of death shall devour his branches.” Another explanation: [It is] an expression of breaking, as (Jer. 15:12): “Will iron break (הירע)?”
וַיִּרְדּוּ בָם יְשָׁרִים לַבֹּקֶר. לְיוֹם הַגְּאֻלָּה, כְּשֶׁיִּזְרַח בָּקְרָם שֶׁל יִשְׂרָאֵל יִהְיוּ רוֹדִים בָּהֶם, כְּמוֹ שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר ״וְעַסּוֹתֶם רְשָׁעִים וְגוֹ׳״ (מלאכי ג:כא):
and the upright will rule over them in the morning On the day of the redemption, when the morning of Israel shines, they will rule over them, as it is stated (Malachi 3:21): “And You shall crush the wicked, etc.”
וְצוּרָם לְבַלּוֹת שְׁאוֹל. צוּרָתָם שֶׁל רְשָׁעִים תְּבַלֶּה אֶת הַשְּׁאוֹל, גֵּיהִנֹּם כָּלֶה וְהֵם אֵינָם כָּלִים:
and their form will outlast the grave The form of the wicked will outlast the grave. Gehinnom will end, but they will not end.
מִזְּבֻל לוֹ. מִהְיוֹת לָהֶם מָדוֹר; וְהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מוֹצִיא חַמָּה מִנַּרְתִּיקָהּ וּמְלַהֶטֶת אוֹתָם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר ״וְלִהַט אֹתָם הַיּוֹם הַבָּא״ (מלאכי ג:יט). וְרַבּוֹתֵינוּ פֵּרְשׁוּ מִזְּבֻל לוֹ עַל שֶׁפָּשְׁטוּ יְדֵיהֶם בַּזְּבוּל, שֶׁהֶחֱרִיבוּ אֶת בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ (מדרש תהלים מט:ג):
as his dwelling place From being a dwelling place for them. And the Holy One, blessed be He, takes the sun out of its case, and it will burn them up, as it is stated (Mal. 3:19, Ned. 8b). Our Sages, however, explained מִזְבֻל לוֹ to mean that because they stretched out their hand on His dwelling place, they destroyed the Temple (Mid. Ps. 49:3).
ט"ז
אַךְ־אֱלֹהִ֗ים יִפְדֶּ֣ה נַ֭פְשִׁי מִֽיַּד־שְׁא֑וֹל כִּ֖י יִקָּחֵ֣נִי סֶֽלָה׃
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But God will redeem my life from the clutches of Sheol,
for He will take me. Selah.
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But God will redeem my soul from the power of the nether-world; For He shall receive me. Selah
אַךְ אֱלֹהִים יִפְדֶּה נַפְשִׁי. אֲבָל אֲנִי, שֶׁהִטֵּיתִי לְמָשָׁל אָזְנִי (תהלים מט:ה), אֱלֹהִים יִפְדֶּה נַפְשִׁי שֶׁלֹּא אֵלֵךְ אֶל שְׁאוֹל, כִּי יִקָּחֵנִי בְּחַיַּי לָלֶכֶת בִּדְרָכָיו:
But God will redeem my soul But I, who have bent my ear to the parable—God will redeem my soul so that I do not go to the grave, because He will take me in my lifetime to go in His ways.
י"ז
אַל־תִּ֭ירָא כִּֽי־יַעֲשִׁ֣ר אִ֑ישׁ כִּֽי־יִ֝רְבֶּה כְּב֣וֹד בֵּיתֽוֹ׃
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Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich,
when his household goods increase;
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Be not thou afraid when one waxeth rich, When the wealth of his house is increased;
י"ח
כִּ֤י לֹ֣א בְ֭מוֹתוֹ יִקַּ֣ח הַכֹּ֑ל לֹא־יֵרֵ֖ד אַחֲרָ֣יו כְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃
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for when he dies he can take none of it along;
his goods cannot follow him down.
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For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away; His wealth shall not descend after him.
י"ט
כִּֽי־נַ֭פְשׁוֹ בְּחַיָּ֣יו יְבָרֵ֑ךְ וְ֝יוֹדֻ֗ךָ כִּי־תֵיטִ֥יב לָֽךְ׃
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Though he congratulates himself in his lifetime
—“They must admit that you did well by yourself”—
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Though while he lived he blessed his soul: 'Men will praise thee, when thou shalt do well to thyself';
כִּי נַפְשׁוֹ בְּחַיָּיו יְבָרֵךְ. הָרָשָׁע מְבָרֵךְ אֶת נַפְשׁוֹ בְּחַיָּיו וְאוֹמֵר: שָׁלוֹם עָלֶיךָ נַפְשִׁי (תנחומא, משפטים ב), לֹא יְאֻנְךָ לָךְ שׁוּם רָעָה. אֲבָל אֲחֵרִים אֵין אוֹמְרִים עָלָיו כֵּן:
Because in his lifetime he blesses himself The wicked man blesses himself during his lifetime and says, “All will be well with you, my soul. No harm will befall you.” But others do not say so about him.
וְיוֹדוּךָ כִּי תֵיטִיב לָךְ. וְאַתָּה, אִם תִּשְׁמַע לִדְבָרַי, הַכֹּל יוֹדוּךָ, כִּי תֵיטִיב לְנַפְשְׁךָ לְיַשֵּׁר אֶת דְּרָכֶיךָ:
but [all] will praise you, for you will benefit yourself But you, if you hearken to my words, all will praise you, for you will benefit your soul by straightening your way.
כ׳
תָּ֭בוֹא עַד־דּ֣וֹר אֲבוֹתָ֑יו עַד־נֵ֝֗צַח לֹ֣א יִרְאוּ־אֽוֹר׃
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yet he must join the company of his ancestors,
who will never see daylight again.
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It shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never see the light. .
תָּבוֹא עַד דּוֹר אֲבוֹתָיו. כְּשֶׁתַּשְׁלִים יָמֶיךָ וְתָמוּת, תָּבֹא וְתִרְאֶה אֶת דּוֹר הָרְשָׁעִים אֲבוֹתָיו שֶׁל רָשָׁע נִדּוֹנִים בַּגֵּיהִנֹּם (סנהדרין קד:), אֲשֶׁר עַד נֵצַח לֹא יִרְאוּ אוֹר:
You shall come to the generation of his forefathers When you complete your days and die, you will come and see the generation of the wicked man being judged in Gehinnom, so that they will not see light to eternity.
כ"א
אָדָ֣ם בִּ֭יקָר וְלֹ֣א יָבִ֑ין נִמְשַׁ֖ל כַּבְּהֵמ֣וֹת נִדְמֽוּ׃
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Man does not understand honor;
he is like the beasts that perish.
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Man that is in honour understandeth not; He is like the beasts that perish.
אָדָם בִּיקָר וְלֹא יָבִין. דֶּרֶךְ הַחַיִּים נְתוּנָה לְפָנָיו, שֶׁאִם יֵלֵךְ בָּהּ הֲרֵי נִכְבָּד, אֵינוֹ מֵבִין אֶת הַטּוֹב:
Man is in his glory but he does not understand The way of life is placed before him; if he follows it, he will be honored, but he does not understand the good [resulting therefrom].