Commentaire sur L’Ecclésiaste 8:13
וְטוֹב֙ לֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֣ה לָֽרָשָׁ֔ע וְלֹֽא־יַאֲרִ֥יךְ יָמִ֖ים כַּצֵּ֑ל אֲשֶׁ֛ר אֵינֶ֥נּוּ יָרֵ֖א מִלִּפְנֵ֥י אֱלֹהִֽים׃
tandis que le bonheur devrait être refusé au méchant et que celui-ci, tel qu’une ombre, ne devrait pas voir de longs jours, parce qu’il ne craint pas Dieu.
Rashi on Ecclesiastes
And it will not be well with the wicked. Because he does not fear God.27Based on this verse, the Gemara in Kiddushin 33b states that any scholar who does not rise before his teacher is considered wicked, will not live long and will forget his learning.
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Kohelet Rabbah
“Good will not be for the wicked, and he will not prolong his days, like a shadow, since he does not fear before God. There is vanity performed on the earth, in that there are righteous who receive in accordance with the action of the wicked, and there are wicked who receive in accordance with the action of the righteous. I said that this, too, is vanity” (Ecclesiastes 8:13–14).
“Good will not be for the wicked…there is vanity performed on the earth” – happy are the “righteous who receive in accordance with the action of the wicked” in this world, and alas and woe to the “wicked who receive in accordance with the action of the righteous.”40The righteous who receive punishment in this world for their few sins will enjoy only reward in the World to Come. In contrast, the wicked who receive reward in this world for their few good deeds will receive only punishment in the World to Come.
“Good will not be for the wicked…there is vanity performed on the earth” – happy are the “righteous who receive in accordance with the action of the wicked” in this world, and alas and woe to the “wicked who receive in accordance with the action of the righteous.”40The righteous who receive punishment in this world for their few sins will enjoy only reward in the World to Come. In contrast, the wicked who receive reward in this world for their few good deeds will receive only punishment in the World to Come.
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