ה֣וֹי הָאֹמְרִ֥ים לָרַ֛ע ט֖וֹב וְלַטּ֣וֹב רָ֑ע שָׂמִ֨ים חֹ֤שֶׁךְ לְאוֹר֙ וְא֣וֹר לְחֹ֔שֶׁךְ שָׂמִ֥ים מַ֛ר לְמָת֖וֹק וּמָת֥וֹק לְמָֽר׃ (ס)
Горе тем, кто злым добром называет и добрым злом; Это превращает тьму в свет, И свет во тьму; Это превращает горькое в сладкое, И сладкое превращается в горькое!
Sha'arei Kedusha
Our sages, of blessed memory, stated,611Talmud Bavli, Pesachim 113b “The Holy One, blessed is He, hates three types of people: One who says one thing with his mouth but thinks another in his heart etc.” Similarly, our sages, of blessed memory, stated,612Talmud Bavli, Sotah 41b “Any person who has flattery in him falls into purgatory (Gehinnom), as written,613Isaiah 5:20 ‘Woe to those who call evil good and good evil,’ the continuation of which states,614Isaiah 5:24 ‘Therefore, as the tongue of fire devours straw, and as chaff is consumed by the flame, so will their root become rot and their flower will be blown away like dust etc.’”