He who shuts his ear to the cry of the poor will also call and not be answered
A proverb meaning that one who ignores the suffering of others will eventually find that his own cries for help go unheard.
("He who shuts his ear to the cry of the poor will also call and not be answered" – Proverbs 21:13)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
אוֹטֵם אָזְנוֹ מִזַּעֲקַת דָּל – גַּם הוּא יִקְרָא וְלֹא יֵעָנֶה
Definition (Hebrew)
מִי שֶׁאָטוּם לְסִבְלוֹ שֶׁל הַזּוּלָת סוֹפוֹ שֶׁלֹּא יִשְׁמְעוּ אֶת תְּחִנּוֹתָיו כְּשֶׁהוּא יִזְדַּקֵּק לְעֶזְרָה.
("אֹטֵם אָזְנוֹ מִזַּעֲקַת דָּל גַּם הוּא יִקְרָא וְלֹא יֵעָנֶה" – מִשְׁלֵי כא יג)