Either friends like Job’s friends, or death

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Either friends like Job’s friends, or death

Either friends like Job’s friends, or death

Good friends, like Job’s friends, or death. Figuratively: a person needs good friends in life.

("Rava said, this is what people mean: either friends like Job’s friends, or death." – Bava Batra 16b)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אוֹ חַבְרָא כְּחַבְרֵי דְּאִיּוֹב אוֹ מִיתוּתָא

Definition (Hebrew)

אוֹ חֲבֵרִים טוֹבִים כְּחַבְרֵי אִיּוֹב אוֹ מָוֶת. בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: אָדָם זָקוּק לַחֲבֵרִים טוֹבִים בְּמַהֲלַךְ חַיָּיו.

("אָמַר רָבָא, הַיְנוּ דְּאָמְרֵי אִינָשֵׁי: אוֹ חַבְרָא כְּחַבְרֵי דְּאִיּוֹב אוֹ מִיתוּתָא" – בָּבָא בָּתְרָא טז ע"ב)

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