Commentary for Proverbs 19:7
כָּ֥ל אֲחֵי־רָ֨שׁ ׀ שְֽׂנֵאֻ֗הוּ אַ֤ף כִּ֣י מְ֭רֵעֵהוּ רָחֲק֣וּ מִמֶּ֑נּוּ מְרַדֵּ֖ף אֲמָרִ֣ים לא־[לוֹ־] הֵֽמָּה׃
All the brethren of the poor do hate him; How much more do his friends go far from him! He that pursueth words, they turn against him.
Rashi on Proverbs
All the kinsmen of a poor man lit. the brothers, the kinsmen.
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Rashi on Proverbs
surely his friends distance themselves Surely his friends, his companions, and his lovers.
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Rashi on Proverbs
he pursues statements that are fit for him He says, “So-and-so and so-and-so are my relatives. So-and-so and so-and-so are my friends.” And all are words of futility. This can be interpreted as concerning one who is poor in Torah and in good deeds.
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