ר֣וּחַ צָ֭פוֹן תְּח֣וֹלֵֽל גָּ֑שֶׁם וּפָנִ֥ים נִ֝זְעָמִ֗ים לְשׁ֣וֹן סָֽתֶר׃
Le vent du Nord produit la pluie, et la langue qui calomnie en secret les visages aigris.
Ein Yaakov (Glick Edition)
R. Simon b. Pazi said: "Rains are not withheld except for such sin as slander; as it is said (Pr. 25, 23) The north wind bringeth forth rain; and a back-biting tongue on angry countenances." R. Sala said, in the name of R. Hamnuna: "Rains are withheld only on account of the sin of insolence; as it is said (Jer. 3, 3) Therefore the showers have been withheld and there hath been no later rains; yet hadst a harlot's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed."