At the time of his downfall (בִּשְׁעַת קַלְקָלָתוֹ)
At the time of his downfall (בִּשְׁעַת קַלְקָלָתוֹ)

At the time of his downfall

At a time when one is in a bad state or committing an evil act (kalqala implies corruption or negative behavior).

("Rabbi Shimon ben Eleazar says: Do not appease your friend at the time of his anger... and do not strive to see him at the time of his downfall" - Avot 4:8, and similarly: "It would have been worthwhile for you to see this at our time of downfall... so moved and stirring worlds" - Shalom Aleichem / 75,000, etc., and also: "The old man looked back and forth in great confusion... as if caught at the time of his downfall" - Byalik / Lists as a Back, Rano, and also: "The morning caught us in our downfall / consuming treasures of precious paper / on one line of song" - Natan Yonatan / The morning caught us.)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

בִּשְׁעַת קַלְקָלָתוֹ

Definition (Hebrew)

בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁהוּא בְּמַצָּב רַע אוֹ בַּעֲשִׂיַּת מַעֲשֶׂה רַע (קַלְקָלָה מַשְׁמָע הַשְׁחָתָה אוֹ הִתְנַהֲגוּת שְׁלִילִית).

("רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן אֶלְעָזָר אוֹמֵר אַל תְּרַצֶּה אֶת חֲבֵרְךָ בִשְׁעַת כַּעֲסוֹ...וְאַל תִּשְׁתַּדֵּל לִרְאוֹתוֹ בִשְׁעַת קַלְקָלָתוֹ"- אָבוֹת ד יח, וְכֵן:"כְּדַאי הָיָה לְךָ לִרְאוֹת אֶת זֶה בִּשְׁעַת קַלְקָלָתֵנוּ...הִתְרַגֵּשׁ כָּל כָּךְ וְהִרְעִישׁ עוֹלָמוֹת"-שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם/ חֲמִשָּׁה וְשִׁבְעִים אֶלֶף, סוּ,וְכֵן:"הַזָּקֵן הִבִּיט כֹּה וָכֹה בִּמְבוּכָה גְּדוֹלָה...כְּפִי שֶׁנִּתְפַּס בִּשְׁעַת קַלְקָלָתוֹ"-בְּיָאלִיק/ רְשִׁימוֹת כִּלְאַחַר יָד, רנו, וְכֵן:"הַבֹּקֶר תָּפַס אוֹתָנוּ בְּקַלְקָלָתֵנוּ/ מְכַלִּים אוֹצָרוֹת שֶׁל נְיָר יָקָר/ עַל שׁוּרָה אַחַת שֶׁל שִׁיר"-נָתָן יוֹנָתָן/ הַבֹּקֶר תָּפַס אוֹתָנוּ)

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