Commentaire sur L’Ecclésiaste 2:13
וְרָאִ֣יתִי אָ֔נִי שֶׁיֵּ֥שׁ יִתְר֛וֹן לַֽחָכְמָ֖ה מִן־הַסִּכְל֑וּת כִּֽיתְר֥וֹן הָא֖וֹר מִן־הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃
Je m’aperçus que la sagesse est supérieure à la folie autant que la lumière est supérieure aux ténèbres:
Rashi on Ecclesiastes
Over foolishness. That is wickedness.18The analogy of wisdom and foolishness to light [אור] and darkness [חשך] can be explained that אור is an all inclusive term which can mean day or night, but חשך refers to night only. See Maseches Pesachim 2a-b. Similarly, a wise person, when the situation calls for it, can act in a foolish manner [as Dovid did when he escaped from Avimelech], whereas a foolish person cannot act as a wise person. (R. Leibish Charif)
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Kohelet Rabbah
“I have seen that there is an advantage to wisdom over folly, like the advantage of light over darkness” (Ecclesiastes 2:13).
“I have seen that there is an advantage” – it is taught in the name of Rabbi Meir: Just as there is an advantage to light over darkness, so, there is an advantage to matters of Torah over matters of vanity.
“I have seen that there is an advantage” – it is taught in the name of Rabbi Meir: Just as there is an advantage to light over darkness, so, there is an advantage to matters of Torah over matters of vanity.
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