וַתְּהִ֤י הָֽאֱמֶת֙ נֶעְדֶּ֔רֶת וְסָ֥ר מֵרָ֖ע מִשְׁתּוֹלֵ֑ל וַיַּ֧רְא יְהוָ֛ה וַיֵּ֥רַע בְּעֵינָ֖יו כִּֽי־אֵ֥ין מִשְׁפָּֽט׃
Sim, a verdade desfalece; e quem se desvia do mal arrisca-se a ser despojado; e o SENHOR o viu, e desagradou-lhe o não haver justiça.
Ma'amar Tzipita LeYeshuah
Certainly, their level is all the higher and more exemplary, for they accomplish this with much greater difficulty and anguish than previous generations, and as known from Avot of Rabbi Nathan,11Avot d’Rabbi Natan 3:6 accomplishing something one time with difficulty, is greater than one hundred times without difficulty. Moreover, nowadays, service of HaShem is pure and free of any ulterior motives, such as seeking honor etc., being that, on the contrary, because of our many sins,12Isaiah 59:15 whoever desists from evil is considered to be depraved by many people, and whoever fears HaShem is despised.