יֵצֶר לֵב הָאָדָם רַע מִנְּעֻרָיו

ביטוי (אנגלית)

The inclination of man's heart is evil from youth/ "for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth"/ sunce the devisings of man's mind are evil from his youth

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Human nature is fundamentally evil, and a person's harmful impulses are evident from a young age.

("And the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma, and the Lord said in His heart: I will not again curse the ground because of man, for the inclination of man's heart is evil from his youth; nor will I again strike down every living thing as I have done" - Genesis 8:21 (the Lord after the sacrifice offered by Noah after the flood), and also: "Our Rabbis taught: The evil inclination is so strong that even its Creator called it 'evil,' as it is said: 'For the inclination of man's heart is evil from his youth'" - Kiddushin 30b)