אֵין אָדָם נִתְפַּס בִּשְׁעַת צַעֲרוֹ

ביטוי (אנגלית)

A person is not held accountable in their hour of sorrow

הגדרה (אנגלית)

One should not punish a person for things said in a fit of anger or deep sorrow. By extension: one should be forgiving of things a person says in a moment of great anger or grief.

("And it is written (Job 42): 'For you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has.' Rava said: From here we learn that a person is not held accountable in their hour of sorrow"—Bava Batra 16b. Also: "A person is not held accountable for his sorrow. It was evident that he too was among those who do not know what will break their fast"—Agnon, A Guest for the Night, p. 14. Also: "Do not judge him/in his moment of sorrow, let him ponder thus/thoughts have never harmed anyone"—Natan Yonatan, Before He Is Gathered. Also: "He answered Simcha'le with patience, knowing that a person is not held accountable in his sorrow"—Haim Be'er, To Where the Wind Goes, p. 394)