Talmud sur L’Exode 23:9
וְגֵ֖ר לֹ֣א תִלְחָ֑ץ וְאַתֶּ֗ם יְדַעְתֶּם֙ אֶת־נֶ֣פֶשׁ הַגֵּ֔ר כִּֽי־גֵרִ֥ים הֱיִיתֶ֖ם בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃
Tu ne vexeras point l’étranger. Vous connaissez, vous, le cœur de l’étranger, vous qui avez été étrangers dans le pays d’Égypte!
Tractate Gerim
R. Eliezer b. Jacob said: Because [the proselyte’s] original nature was evil,5[When he was a heathen, and ill-treatment by an Israelite may have the effect of making him relapse.] Scripture gave many warnings in connection with him, as it is stated, And a stranger shalt thou not wrong, neither shalt thou oppress him; for ye know the heart of a stranger.6Ex. 23, 9. Hence because his original nature was evil, Scripture gave many warnings concerning him.
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