Let us eat and drink for tomorrow we shall die

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Let us eat and drink for tomorrow we shall die

Let us eat and drink for tomorrow we shall die

A proverb describing an attitude of recklessness, lack of concern or care for tomorrow. A mindset of seeking immediate pleasures.

(“And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we shall die.” — Isaiah 22:13. Also: “Therefore drink and eat / and rejoice with wine / today you are young / tomorrow you will grow old” — Naomi Shemer, Song of the Market)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אָכוֹל וְשָׁתוֹ כִּי מָחָר נָמוּת

Definition (Hebrew)

פִּתְגָּם הַבָּא לְתָאֵר הָלַךְ רוּחַ שֶׁל הֶפְקֵרוּת, חֹסֶר דְּאָגָה אוֹ אִכְפַּתִּיּוּת לְיוֹם הַמָּחָר. הָלַךְ רוּחַ שֶׁל סִפּוּק הנאות מִיָּדִיּוֹת.

("וְהִנֵּה שָׂשׂוֹן וְשִׂמְחָה הָרֹג בָּקָר וְשָׁחֹט צֹאן אָכֹל בָּשָׂר וְשָׁתוֹת יָיִן אָכוֹל וְשָׁתוֹ כִּי מָחָר נָמוּת"- יְשַׁעְיָהוּ כב יג, וְכֵן:"עַל כֵּן שָׁתָה ואכול/ וְשָׂמַח בְּיַיִן/ הַיּוֹם צָעִיר אַתָּה/ מָחָר תזקין"- נָעֳמִי שֶׁמֶר/ שִׁיר הַשּׁוּק)

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