Greatness Shortens Days/ importance (high rank) shortens one's day's

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Greatness Shortens Days/ importance (high rank) shortens one's day's

Greatness Shortens Days/ importance (high rank) shortens one's day's

The psychological burden entailed in leadership and important roles shortens a person's life. Or: the troubles that come with greatness do not contribute to a person's health.

("Even though we gather for greatness to prolong the days, it is said that greatness shortens the days" - Yerushalmi Berechot 1:6)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

הַגְּדוֹלָה מְקַצֶּרֶת יָמִים

Definition (Hebrew)

הַמֶּתַח הַנַּפְשִׁי הַכָּרוּךְ בַּהַנְהָגָה וּבְתַפְקִידִים חֲשׁוּבִים מְקַצְּרִים חַיָּיו שֶׁל אָדָם. אוֹ: הַצָּרוֹת שֶׁמְּבִיאוֹת אִתָּהּ הַגְּדוֹלָה אֵינָן מְסַיְּעוֹת לִבְרִיאוּת הָאָדָם.

("אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁנִּכְנַס לִגְדֻלָּה הֶאֱרִיךְ יָמִים הַדָּא אָמְרָה שֶׁהַגְּדוֹלָה מְקַצֶּרֶת יָמִים"- יְרוּשַׁלְמִי בְּרָכוֹת א, ו)

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