הֲתִֽמְלֹ֔ךְ כִּ֥י אַתָּ֖ה מְתַחֲרֶ֣ה בָאָ֑רֶז אָבִ֜יךָ הֲל֧וֹא אָכַ֣ל וְשָׁתָ֗ה וְעָשָׂ֤ה מִשְׁפָּט֙ וּצְדָקָ֔ה אָ֖ז ט֥וֹב לֽוֹ׃
Penses-tu être roi parce que tu mets ton orgueil dans le cèdre? Ton père [aussi] mangeait et buvait, mais il pratiquait la justice et l’équité, et par là il fut heureux;
Duties of the Heart
The early ones, with their strong intellect and pure souls were capable of working for this world and also for the final one. Neither one would be detrimental to the other, as written: "did not your father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness, and then it was well with him?" (Yirmiya 22:15), and it says: "it is good that you should take hold of this, and also from this you shall not withdraw your hand" (Koheles 7:18).