Be not over-righteous

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Be not over-righteous

Be not over-righteous

A proverb meaning one should not exaggerate in excessive righteousness, stringency, or unnecessary asceticism.

("Be not over-righteous; neither be over-wise: why should you destroy yourself?" — Ecclesiastes 7:16)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אַל תְּהִי צַדִּיק הַרְבֵּה

Definition (Hebrew)

פִּתְגָּם לְפִיו לֹא צָרִיךְ לְהַפְרִיז יוֹתֵר מִדַּי בְּצִדְקָנוּת יֶתֶר אוֹ בְּחֻמְרוֹת אוֹ בְּסַגְפָנוּיוֹת יִתְרוֹת.

("אַל תְּהִי צַדִּיק הַרְבֵּה וְאַל תִּתְחַכַּם יוֹתֵר לָמָּה תִּשּׁוֹמֵם"- קֹהֶלֶת ז טז)

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