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Commentary for Haggai 1:6

זְרַעְתֶּ֨ם הַרְבֵּ֜ה וְהָבֵ֣א מְעָ֗ט אָכ֤וֹל וְאֵין־לְשָׂבְעָה֙ שָׁת֣וֹ וְאֵין־לְשָׁכְרָ֔ה לָב֖וֹשׁ וְאֵין־לְחֹ֣ם ל֑וֹ וְהַ֨מִּשְׂתַּכֵּ֔ר מִשְׂתַּכֵּ֖ר אֶל־צְר֥וֹר נָקֽוּב׃ (פ)

Ye have sown much, and brought in little, Ye eat, but ye have not enough, Ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink, Ye clothe you, but there is none warm; And he that earneth wages earneth wages For a bag with holes.

Rashi on Haggai

and you bring in little because of the iniquity of the cessation of [the offerings of] the first fruits.
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Rashi on Haggai

You eat without being satiated because of the iniquity of the cessation of the meal-offerings.
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Rashi on Haggai

You drink without getting your fill for the taste of wine was taken away because the libations ceased.
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Rashi on Haggai

You dress, and it has no warmth because of the iniquity of the cessation of wearing the priestly garments.
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Rashi on Haggai

And he who profits, profits into a bundle with holes Any profit that you make becomes less and less, like one who puts his money into a cloth bundle with holes.
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