הַיּוֹם קָצָר וְהַמְּלָאכָה מְרֻבָּה, הַזְּמַן קָצָר וְהַמְּלָאכָה מְרֻבָּה

ביטוי (אנגלית)

The day is short and the task is great

הגדרה (אנגלית)

By analogy: there is not much time but there are many things to do. One must hurry because there is much work and little time to accomplish it. A parable for human life which is short and requires one to manage to do and learn much.

("Rabbi Tarpon Omer says: The day is short, and the work is much, and the workers are lazy, and the wages are great, and the master of the house is in a hurry" - Avot in Yad-Tu, and so: "The day is short, and the work is much... This is a parable for the shortness of life, and the abundance of wisdom, and the laziness of the sons of men from studying" - Harambam/ Parush Le Maschet Avot, Chapter Two, 359, And so: "And since the time is short and the work is much for the whole Torah, without addition and subtraction, it was necessary to warn them that they should listen to the good with all their hearts and their strength should be considered" - Faces of Beautiful Words 42, and so: "And it was addressed to Rabbi Zundla and toil and labor, as Rabbi Tarpun said: Today is short and the work is much... Rabbi Zundla replied And hasten to him, that this may begin from the beginning of his kingdom" - H. Hazaz / Generations of the First, 100, and also: "The kingdom is great and the time is short / And we will be as old as we know that the bridge is narrow / The path is narrow / And there is also this trial" - Rachel Shapira / Still today)