Quotation к Кохелет 5:19
כִּ֚י לֹ֣א הַרְבֵּ֔ה יִזְכֹּ֖ר אֶת־יְמֵ֣י חַיָּ֑יו כִּ֧י הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים מַעֲנֶ֖ה בְּשִׂמְחַ֥ת לִבּֽוֹ׃
Ибо пусть он помнит дни своей жизни, что их не так много; ибо Бог отвечает ему радостью сердца его.
Footnotes to Kohelet by Bruce Heitler
This phrase could mean, "God afflicts him in the rejoicing of his heart." “Ma’aneh” could mean either “answer” or “afflict”. In other words, what appears as success to a person may in fact be a superficial, temporal reward which is actually preparation for a harsher outcome in another world (that is, from another perspec¬tive). Compare, for example Psalm 92 where it speaks about the fact that a fool cannot understand that when the wrong-doers blossom it is only so that they can be destroyed.
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