וְאַף־אָמְנָ֥ם שָׁגִ֑יתִי אִ֝תִּ֗י תָּלִ֥ין מְשׁוּגָתִֽי׃
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Kli Yakar
And because it is said “and you shall not bear sin on his account,” it means that if you do not rebuke him, then his sin will be borne upon you. This is because all of Israel are guarantors for one another. When a person lends to their fellow and requires a guarantor, if the guarantor sees that the borrower is squandering their money, they rebuke them out of fear of their guarantee, lest they be required to pay on their behalf. Similarly, the mutual responsibility of all of Israel causes rebuke, and if the person does not accept the rebuke, then the rebuker is free from them because the letter of the law does not dictate that one person should suffer for another who is not under their control. However, in this one matter, the people of Israel became guarantors: when one has the ability to protest but does not protest, then it is justified that they be held accountable and bear the other’s sin if they do not rebuke them.
They gave a parable about this: A man was drilling beneath himself in a ship. All the people on the ship shouted at him, “What are you doing?” He replied to them, “But I am drilling only beneath myself.” They said to him, “If water enters beneath you, the entire ship will sink.”
Similarly, Job said to his companions, Even if I have indeed erred, my error remains with me (Job 19:4). And what did his companions reply to him? For he adds rebellion to his sin; he strikes his fist among us (Job 34:37). Therefore, it is said, “and you shall not bear sin on his account.”
They gave a parable about this: A man was drilling beneath himself in a ship. All the people on the ship shouted at him, “What are you doing?” He replied to them, “But I am drilling only beneath myself.” They said to him, “If water enters beneath you, the entire ship will sink.”
Similarly, Job said to his companions, Even if I have indeed erred, my error remains with me (Job 19:4). And what did his companions reply to him? For he adds rebellion to his sin; he strikes his fist among us (Job 34:37). Therefore, it is said, “and you shall not bear sin on his account.”
Rashi
among us he speaks loquaciously He asks, Why should we be concerned with his words? (above 19:4), ‘And even if I have indeed erred, let my error stay with me,’ and he does not know that we are punished, and he increases iniquities for us because we are listening. So it is explained in Leviticus Rabbah (4:6).