Woe to the wicked, woe to his neighbor!

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Woe to the wicked, woe to his neighbor!

Woe to the wicked, woe to his neighbor!

Evil befalls the wicked and also his neighbor. The neighbor of the wicked may suffer from the consequences of the wicked person’s actions.

("From here they said: Woe to the wicked and woe to his neighbor; those three tribes who were neighbors to Korach and his congregation in the south perished with him in his division." – Midrash Tanchuma (Varsha), Parashat Bamidbar 12; and: "Perhaps the earth will open its mouth and swallow not only Korach but all who happen to be nearby at that moment, for our sages already said: 'Woe to the wicked and woe to his neighbor.'" – Chaim Bar / Notsot, 81)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אוֹי לָרָשָׁע וְאוֹי לִשְׁכֵנוֹ

Definition (Hebrew)

רַע לְרָשָׁע וְרַע לַשָּׁכֵן הַגָּר בְּקִרְבָתוֹ. שְׁכֵנוֹ שֶׁל הָרָשָׁע עָלוּל לִסְבֹּל מִתּוֹצְאוֹת מַעֲשָׂיו שֶׁל הָרָשָׁע.

("מִכָּאן אָמְרוּ: אוֹי לְרָשָׁע וְאוֹי לִשְׁכֵנוֹ, אֵלּוּ שְׁלֹשֶׁת הַשְּׁבָטִים שֶׁהָיוּ שכנים לְקֶרַח ועדתו בַּדָּרוֹם אבדו עַמּוֹ בְּמַחְלַקְתּוֹ" - מִדְרַשׁ תנחומא (וַרְשָׁא) פָּרָשַׁת בַּמִּדְבָּר סִימָן יב, וְכֵן: "שֶׁמָּא תְּפַצֶּה הָאֲדָמָה אֶת פִּיהָ וְתִבְלַע לֹא רַק אֶת קורח, אֶלָּא אֶת כָּל מִי שֶׁיִּקָּלַע בְּאוֹתָהּ שָׁעָה למחיצתו, שֶׁהֲרֵי כְּבָר אָמְרוּ חכמינו 'אוֹי לְרָשָׁע וְאוֹי לִשְׁכֵנוֹ'" - חַיִּים בְּאֵר / נוֹצוֹת, 81)

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