Sit in the City Heights (יָשַׁב בִּגְבֵהָה שֶׁל עִיר)

Sit in the City Heights

Figuratively: to show off and make oneself conspicuous; to behave arrogantly or in a way detached from the people.

("Our Rabbis taught: Rabbi Akiva commanded Rabbi Yehoshua his son: My son, do not sit in the heights of the city and study, do not live in a city whose leaders are scholars, do not enter your house suddenly—certainly not your friend's house. Do not withhold shoes from your feet. Rise early and eat: in summer because of the heat and in winter because of the cold. Make your Sabbath like a weekday, and do not need help from others. Be eager to deal with a person when fortune is smiling on him"—Pesachim 112a)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

יָשַׁב בִּגְבֵהָה שֶׁל עִיר

Definition (Hebrew)

בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: הִתְפָּאֵר וְהִבְלִיט אֶת עַצְמוֹ. הִתְנַהֵג בְּגַאֲוָוה אוֹ בִּמְנֻותָּק מֵהָעָם.

("תְּנוּ רַבָּנָן: שִׁבְעָה דְּבָרִים צִוָּה רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא אֶת רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בְּנוֹ: בְּנִי, אַל תֵּשֵׁב בְּגָבְהָהּ שֶׁל עִיר וְתִשְׁנֶה, וְאַל תָּדוּר בְּעִיר שֶׁרָאשֶׁיהָ תַּלְמִידֵי חֲכָמִים, וְאַל תִּכָּנֵס לְבֵיתְךָ פִּתְאוֹם, כָּל שֶׁכֵּן לְבֵית חֲבֵרְךָ. וְאַל תִּמְנַע מִנְעָלִים מֵרַגְלֶיךָ. הַשְׁכֵּם וֶאֱכֹל, בַּקַּיִץ מִפְּנֵי הַחַמָּה וּבַחֹרֶף מִפְּנֵי הַצִּנָּה. וַעֲשֵׂה שַׁבַּתְּךָ חֹל וְאַל תִּצְטָרֵךְ לַבְּרִיּוֹת. וֶהֱוֵי מִשְׁתַּדֵּל עִם אָדָם שֶׁהַשָּׁעָה מְשַׂחֶקֶת לוֹ"- פְּסָחִים קיב ע"א)

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