Pemikiran Yahudi Amsal 16:18: Derashot HaRan, Akeidat Yitzchak & Duties

And just as perfect composites are perforce formed from the imperfect elements of darkness, deep, and wind, so must a perfect aggregate and a distinguished congregation result from undistinguished individual members. One must always be heedful, then, of the honor of the congregation. If that is the case, then, in the presence of a congregation composed of such distinguished individuals, how much more so must one be heedful of discoursing upon Torah matters, especially such exalted matters as the creation, wherein the speaker must fault himself on either one of two accounts — knowing whereof he speaks or not knowing. For if he knows whereof he speaks he violates the exhortation (Chagigah 11b): "The creation is not to be discoursed upon in the presence of two"; and if he does not know whereof he speaks, then he implants falsehood in his soul, and demeans the honor of the congregation, and demonstrates his haughtiness. For there is no doubt that his holding forth on these matters proceeds from pride, as David wrote (Psalms 131:1): "O L-rd, my heart is not haughty, nor my eyes vainly raised, nor have I occupied myself with lofty matters and things beyond my ken." This clearly demonstrates that it is pride which leads one to speak of recondite matters that are hidden from him. And the possessor of this evil characteristic is diminished in stature and rendered unfit to stand in the company of the great, as it is stated (Eruvin 54a): "…and if he is presumptuous, the Holy One Blessed be He lowers him, and (Proverbs 16:18): "Before destruction there goes pride."

In spite of the absence of sacrifices then, we have G'ds assurance "this will be an eternal statute for you to atone for the children of Israel." (Leviticus 16,34)

Regarding both types, it is written: "The L-ord lifts up the meek: He casts the wicked down to the ground" (Tehilim 147:6), and "Though the L-ord be high, yet has He respect unto the lowly: but the proud He knows from afar." (Tehilim 138:6), and it is said about the lowly "the humble shall inherit the land" (Tehilim 37:11), and "the L-ord has anointed me to bring good tidings to the humble" (Yeshaya 61:1), and "With the lofty and the holy ones I dwell, and with the crushed and humble in spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of the crushed"(Yeshaya 57:15), and "Before destruction comes pride, and before stumbling [comes] a haughty spirit" (Mishlei 16:18), and "Before ruin, a man's heart becomes haughty, but before honor there is humility." (Mishlei 18:12).