Woe to the authority, for it buries those who possess it

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Woe to the authority, for it buries those who possess it

Woe to the authority, for it buries those who possess it

Sometimes the position of power or high status a person attains ultimately leads to their downfall.

("Woe to the greatness that buries its possessors" – Tanna D’bei Eliyahu 12)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אוֹי לָהּ לַגְּדֻלָּה שֶׁמְּקַבֶּרֶת אֶת בְּעָלֶיהָ

Definition (Hebrew)

לְעִתִּים הַמַּעֲמָד הַשִּׁלְטוֹנִי הַגָּבוֹהַּ שֶׁאֵלָיו הָאָדָם מַגִּיעַ פּוֹעֵל בַּסּוֹף לְרָעָתוֹ.

("הָיָה לוֹ לְפִינְחָס שֶׁיֵּלֵךְ אֵצֶל יִפְתָּח לְהַתִּיר אֶת נִדְרוֹ... זֶה נוֹהֵג גְּדוֹלָה לְעַצְמוֹ, וְזֶה נוֹהֵג גְּדוֹלָה לְעַצְמוֹ. אוֹי לָהּ לִגְדֻלָּה שֶׁמְּקַבֶּרֶת אֶת בְּעָלֶיהָ, אוֹי לָהּ לִגְדֻלָּה שֶׁאֵינָהּ גּוֹרֶמֶת טוֹבָה בָּעוֹלָם" – תַּנָּא דְּבֵי אֵלִיָּהוּ יב)

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