Be careful of him, be careful with him
Examine his behavior carefully. Treat him carefully.
("A parable to a king who had a lover, and a brother-in-law was between him and the king in difficult matters, and the king did not pay attention to him, for days he stood and the brother-in-law before the legions, and sentenced him to death. Yet thus said the Holy One, Blessed be He, to Moses, What have you done between me and you (I did not pay attention), now as against the rabbis, is it possible, that it was said to sanctify me "In the eyes of the children of Israel" - Midrash Tanhuma (Buber) interprets the law of Simeon as follows: "A farmer's heart is not firm, because he is afraid of the mountains of fear, and he asks for work for himself" - Agnon/ Tamol Shilshom, 36, and so on: "He asks her to return to his house, because his heart is weak, but he is afraid of his wife, because she is not firm. He sat down on his bed and lamented that it had become so difficult for him" - H. Hazaz/ Shlulit Genuza, 126)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הִקְפִּיד עָלָיו, הִקְפִּיד עִמּוֹ
Definition (Hebrew)
בָּחַן אֶת הִתְנַהֲגוּתוֹ בְּקַפְּדָנוּת. נָהַג אִתּוֹ בְּקַפְּדָנוּת.
("מָשָׁל לְמֶלֶךְ שֶׁהָיָה לוֹ אוֹהֵב, וְהָיָה מֵגִיס בֵּינוֹ לְבֵין הַמֶּלֶךְ בִּדְבָרִים קָשִׁים, וְלֹא הִקְפִּיד עָלָיו הַמֶּלֶךְ, לְיָמִים עָמַד וְהַגִּיס בִּפְנֵי הַלִּגְיוֹנוֹת, גָּזַר עָלָיו מִיתָה, אַף כָּךְ אָמַר הקב"ה לְמֹשֶׁה, מָה שֶׁעָשִׂיתָ בֵּינִי לְבֵינְךָ (לֹא הִקְפַּדְתִּי), עַכְשָׁו כְּנֶגֶד הָרַבִּים אִי אֶפְשָׁר, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר לְהַקְדִּישֵׁנִי לְעֵינֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל"- מִדְרַשׁ תַּנְחוּמָא (בּוּבֶּר) פָּרָשַׁת חֻקַּת סִימָן לֹא, וְכֵן:"סָמַךְ עַל לִבּוֹ שֶׁל אִכָּר שֶׁלֹּא יַקְפִּיד עָלָיו, שֶׁהֲרֵי בָּהוּל הוּא לְבַקֵּשׁ לוֹ עֲבוֹדָה"- עַגְנוֹן/ תְּמוֹל שִׁלְשׁוֹם, 36, וְכֵן:"בִּקֵּשׁ אֵלֶיהָ לַחֲזֹר לְבֵיתוֹ, שֶׁחָלַשׁ לוֹ לִבּוֹ, אֶלָּא נִתְיָרֵא מִפְּנֵי אִשְׁתּוֹ שֶׁמָּא תַּקְפִּיד. יָשַׁב בְּעַל כָּרְחוֹ וְהִצְטַעֵר שֶׁכָּךְ עָלְתָה לוֹ"- ח.הָזָז/ שְׁלוּלִית גְּנוּזָה, 126)