A Time to Rejoice, A Time to Mourn, There is a time for everything (בִּשְׁעַת שִׂמְחָה שִׂמְחָה בִּשְׁעַת עֶצֶב עֶצֶב)
A Time to Rejoice, A Time to Mourn, There is a time for everything (בִּשְׁעַת שִׂמְחָה שִׂמְחָה בִּשְׁעַת עֶצֶב עֶצֶב)

A Time to Rejoice, A Time to Mourn, There is a time for everything

There are times that bring joy to a person and there are times when he is sad. The sequence of life appoints ups and downs in a man's life.

("A nation once asked Rabbi Yehoshua ben Korcha: 'You say your God sees the newborn, yet it is written: 'And he was grieved in his heart.' He said to him: 'A son was born to you in your days.' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'What did you do?' 'I rejoiced and made everyone rejoice.' He said to him: 'Did you know that his end is death?' He said: 'Yes.' He said to him: 'A time to rejoice, a time to mourn.'" - Pesiqta Zutarta (Lekach Tov), Genesis Chapter 6)

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Expression (Hebrew)

בִּשְׁעַת שִׂמְחָה שִׂמְחָה בִּשְׁעַת עֶצֶב עֶצֶב

Definition (Hebrew)

יֶשְׁנָם זְמַנִּים הַמְּבִיאִים עַל הָאָדָם שִׂמְחָה וְיֶשְׁנָם זְמַנִּים בָּהֶם הוּא עָצוּב. רֶצֶף הַחַיִּים מְזַמֵּן עֲלִיּוֹת וּמוֹרָדוֹת בְּחַיֵּי הָאָדָם.

("גּוֹי אֶחָד שָׁאַל אֶת ר' יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן קָרְחָה אַתֶּם אוֹמְרִים אֱלֹהֵיכֶם רוֹאֶה אֶת הַנּוֹלָד, וְהָא כְּתִיב וַיִּתְעַצֵּב אֶל לִבּוֹ, אָמַר לוֹ נוֹלַד לְךָ בֵּן זָכָר מִיָּמֶיךָ, אָמַר לוֹ הֵן, אָמַר לוֹ מֶה עָשִׂיתָ, שָׂמַחְתִּי וְשִׂמַּחְתִּי אֶת הַכֹּל, אָמַר לוֹ הָיִיתָ יוֹדֵעַ שֶׁסּוֹפוֹ לָמוּת, אָמַר לוֹ הֵן, בִּשְׁעַת שִׂמְחָה שִׂמְחָה, בִּשְׁעַת עֶצֶב עָצֵב"- פְּסִיקְתָּא זוֹטְרָתָא (לֶקַח טוֹב) בְּרֵאשִׁית פֶּרֶק ו )

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