מדרש על איוב 15:23
Ein Yaakov (Glick Edition)
(Fol. 32b) R. Nathan b. Abba said in the name of Rab: "Whosoever is dependent upon the table of his neighbor, to him the world is dark; as it is said (Job 15, 23) He wandereth abroad for bread, [saying], Where is it? he knoweth that there is ready at his hand the day of darkness." R. Chisda said: "His very life is no life at all. Our Rabbis were taught: There are three men whose lives are not worth while living: "He who depends on his neighbor's table; he whose wife dominates over him; and he who has bodily suffering."
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