Kommentar zu Kohelet 9:6
גַּ֣ם אַהֲבָתָ֧ם גַּם־שִׂנְאָתָ֛ם גַּם־קִנְאָתָ֖ם כְּבָ֣ר אָבָ֑דָה וְחֵ֨לֶק אֵין־לָהֶ֥ם עוֹד֙ לְעוֹלָ֔ם בְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶֽׁר־נַעֲשָׂ֖ה תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃
Ihre Liebe wie ihr Hass und ihr Eifer ist längst geschwunden; sie haben keinen Teil mehr an allem, was geschieht unter der Sonne.
Rashi on Ecclesiastes
Also their love. That they loved folly and scorn.
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Kohelet Rabbah
“Even their love, even their hatred and even their envy, have already perished; they will never again have a portion in anything that is done under the sun” (Ecclesiastes 9:6).
“Even their love” – that they had for their idolatry more than for the Holy One blessed be He; “even their hatred” – that they had for the Holy One blessed be He [and they expressed] through their actions; “even their envy [kinatan]” – that they infuriated Him [kinuhu] with their idol worship, as it is stated: “They would infuriate Him with strange gods” (Deuteronomy 32:16). They no longer have a portion in the world.16The World to Come. But Israel has a portion and an excellent reward, as it is stated: “Go eat your bread joyfully” (Ecclesiastes 9:7).
“Even their love” – that they had for their idolatry more than for the Holy One blessed be He; “even their hatred” – that they had for the Holy One blessed be He [and they expressed] through their actions; “even their envy [kinatan]” – that they infuriated Him [kinuhu] with their idol worship, as it is stated: “They would infuriate Him with strange gods” (Deuteronomy 32:16). They no longer have a portion in the world.16The World to Come. But Israel has a portion and an excellent reward, as it is stated: “Go eat your bread joyfully” (Ecclesiastes 9:7).
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Rashi on Ecclesiastes
[Also] their hate. That they hated knowledge.
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