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Commentary for Job 11:20

וְעֵינֵ֥י רְשָׁעִ֗ים תִּ֫כְלֶ֥ינָה וּ֭מָנוֹס אָבַ֣ד מִנְהֶ֑ם וְ֝תִקְוָתָ֗ם מַֽפַּח־נָֽפֶשׁ׃ (פ)

But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, And they shall have no way to flee, And their hope shall be the drooping of the soul.

Rashi on Job

And the eyes of the wicked your enemies,
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will fail when they turn to your troubles to see, but will not achieve their desire. Every expression of כליון עינים failure of the eyes, in the holy tongue means one who looks forward to see something but does not achieve [his wish], and as (Deut. 28:32) “and languish (כלות) for them etc.”
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Rashi on Job

way to flee Heb. מנוס. That is a refuge
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Rashi on Job

and their hope What they hope to see in you will be intense grief for them.
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