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Midrash for Isaiah 3:11

א֖וֹי לְרָשָׁ֣ע רָ֑ע כִּֽי־גְמ֥וּל יָדָ֖יו יֵעָ֥שֶׂה לּֽוֹ׃

Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him; For the work of his hands shall be done to him.

Vayikra Rabbah

Vayikra Rabbah 27:5
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Sifrei Devarim

(Devarim, Ibid.) "sealed in My stores": Just as a treasure chest is sealed and does not grow fruits, so, the deeds of the wicked do not grow fruits; for if they did, the world would be destroyed. And thus is it written (Isaiah 3:11) "Woe to the wicked one, (who does) evil; for the recompense of his hands (but not the fruits thereof) will be dealt to him." But the deeds of the righteous grow fruits, and fruits of fruits, viz. (Ibid. 10) "Tell the tzaddik that it (righteousness) is good, for the fruits of their deeds shall they eat." Variantly: "Is it not laid up with Me?" It lacks nothing. The wicked do not take aught of what is theirs in this world, viz. (see Psalms above) "fully admixed."
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