Was among his enemies
A certain thing worked at the end of a thing to its detriment. It worked to its detriment (literally: it was among his haters).
("And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his garments, and said, Ah, my daughter, thou hast torn me, and thou hast been my enemy, and I have broken my promise unto the Lord, and I will not be able to return." - Judges, O my daughter (his heart shall be opened), and so: "And the Lord said unto him, I know that thou hast been my enemy, yet thou hast not prevailed against me." - Shai Agnon/ Sifurei HaBeshat, Night Preserved)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הָיָה בְּעוֹכְרָיו
Definition (Hebrew)
דָּבָר מְסֻיָּם פָּעַל בְּסוֹפוֹ שֶׁל דָּבָר לְרָעָתוֹ. פָּעַל לְרָעָתוֹ (מִלּוּלִית: הָיָה בֵּין שׂוֹנְאָיו).
("וַיְהִי כִרְאוֹתוֹ אוֹתָהּ וַיִקְרַע אֶת בְּגָדָיו וַיֹּאמֶר: אֲהָהּ בִּתִּי הַכְרֵעַ הִכְרַעְתִּנִי, וְאַתְּ הָיִית בְּעֹכְרָי, וְאָנֹכִי פָּצִיתִי פִי אֶל ה' וְלֹא אוּכַל לָשׁוּב"- שׁוֹפְטִים יָא לָהּ (יִפְתָּח לְבִתּוֹ), וְכֵן:"וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ הָאָדוֹן יָדַעְתִּי כִּי אַתָּה הָיִיתָ בְּעוֹכְרַי, אֲבָל לֹא יְכֹלֶת לִי "- שַׁ"י עַגְנוֹן/ סִפּוּרֵי הַבֵּעשְׁ"ט, לֵיל שְׁמוּרִים)