אֲבָנִים שֶׁיָּשַׁבְנוּ עֲלֵיהֶן בְּנַעֲרוּתֵנוּ עָשׂוּ עִמָּנוּ מִלְחָמָה בְּזִקְנָתֵנוּ

ביטוי (אנגלית)

The Stones We Sat Upon in Our Youth Made War Against Us in Our Old Age

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Figuratively: those who grew up under us now turn against us; or, things neglected in youth come back to harm us later in life.

("Rabbi Yishmael son of Rabbi said: The stones we sat upon in our youth made war against us in our old age." – Jerusalem Talmud, Beitzah 1:7; and also: "A beam upon which he sat in his childhood made war against him in his old age." – H. Hazaz, The Early Generations)