Your friend dies you believe, your friend prospers you do not believe?

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Your friend dies you believe, your friend prospers you do not believe?

Your friend dies you believe, your friend prospers you do not believe?

Why do you tend to believe only bad things that are told to you? Question: A person is not inclined to believe easily that good things are said to his advantage.

("The death of a rich man, the rich man is not rich. Rav Papa said, "Were these the sayings of men: Your friend is dead - what, if you become rich - will you not be left?" - Gittin 32b)

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Expression (Hebrew)

חֲבֵרְךָ מֵת תַּאֲמִין, חֲבֵרְךָ הִתְעַשֵּׁר לֹא תַּאֲמִין?

Definition (Hebrew)

מַדּוּעַ אַתָּה נוֹטֶה לְהַאֲמִין רַק לִדְבָרִים רָעִים שֶׁמְּסַפְּרִים לְךָ? בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: אָדָם אֵינוֹ נוֹטֶה לְהַאֲמִין בְּקַלּוּת שֶׁדְּבָרִים טוֹבִים מִתְרַחֲשִׁים לְזוּלָתוֹ.

("מִיתָה שֶׁכְּיֹחָא, עֲשִׁירוֹת לָא שֶׁכְּיֹחָא. אָמַר רַב פַּפָּא, הָיִינוּ דְּאָמְרֵי אִינָשֵׁי: חֲבֵרְךָ מֵת- אֲשֶׁר, איתעשׁר -לֹא תְּאַשֵּׁר?"- גִּטִּין ל ע"ב)

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