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Commentary for Proverbs 23:29

לְמִ֨י א֥וֹי לְמִ֪י אֲב֡וֹי לְמִ֤י מדונים [מִדְיָנִ֨ים ׀] לְמִ֥י שִׂ֗יחַ לְ֭מִי פְּצָעִ֣ים חִנָּ֑ם לְ֝מִ֗י חַכְלִל֥וּת עֵינָֽיִם׃

Who crieth: ‘Woe’? who: ‘Alas’? Who hath contentions? who hath raving? Who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?

Rashi on Proverbs

Who cries, “Woe!” Who, “Alas!” An expression of crying and yelling.
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Rashi on Proverbs

He who has quarrels. He who talks too much To him who has quarrels with the people and talks too much, woe and alas, for transgression does not stop with much speech.
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Rashi on Proverbs

Who has bloodshot eyes? From drinking much wine, the eyes become red, and that is embarrassing.
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