Physician, heal thyself!

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Physician, heal thyself!

Physician, heal thyself!

Literally from Aramaic: Physician, heal your own limp (your lameness). By extension: Fix yourself before you come to fix or preach to me.

("And Lamech said to his wives, 'Hear my voice.' They demanded relations. They said to him, 'Tomorrow is the Flood...' (His wives) went to Adam the First. He said to them: 'Go, listen to your husbands.' They said to him: 'Physician, heal your limp; you have separated from your wife for 130 years and you teach us?' - Midrash Yelamdenu (Man), Yalkut Talmud Torah - Genesis letter 25")

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אָסְיָא, אָסִי חִגַּרְתְּךָ!, רוֹפֵא רַפֵּא עַצְמְךָ !

Definition (Hebrew)

מִלּוּלִית מֵאֲרַמִּית: רוֹפֵא רַפֵּא פִּסְּחוּתְךָ (צְלִיעָתְךָ), בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: תְּתַקֵּן אֶת עַצְמְךָ לִפְנֵי שֶׁאַתָּה בָּא לְתַקֵּן אוֹתִי אוֹ לְהַטִּיף לִי.

("וַיֹּאמֶר לֶמֶךְ לְנָשָׁיו, שֶׁמַּעַן קוֹלִי. תַּבְעָן לְתַשְׁמִישׁ. אָמְרוּ לוֹ לְמָחָר הַמַּבּוּל... בָּאוּ (נָשָׁיו) אֵצֶל אָדָם הָרִאשׁוֹן. אָמַר לָהֶן: לְכוּ שִׁמְעוּ לְבַעֲלֵיכֶן. אָמְרוּ לוֹ: אָסְיָא אָסִי חֲגָרַתְךָ, אַתָּה פָּרָשַׁת מִמִּטָּתְךָ ק"ל (130) שָׁנָה וְאַתָּה מְלַמֵּד אוֹתָנוּ? - מִדְרָשׁ יְלַמְּדֵנוּ - יַלְקוּט תַּלְמוּד תּוֹרָה - בְּרֵאשִׁית אוֹת כֹּה")

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