One wants and lacks, another has and does not want/ some want to give but have not, other have but want not (יֵשׁ רוֹצֶה וְאֵין לוֹ יֵשׁ שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ וְאֵינוֹ רוֹצֶה)

One wants and lacks, another has and does not want/ some want to give but have not, other have but want not

Metaphorically: there is not always a match between what is desired and what exists. In other words, the world is not always divided in a natural or fair way. "They give nuts to someone who has no teeth."

("He said to him: Would you like to dine with me? He said to him: Yes. The Rabbi’s face lit up. He said to him: Do you think I am forbidden from benefiting from Israel? Israel are holy: there is one who wants and does not have, and there is one who has and does not want" — Hullin 7b)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

יֵשׁ רוֹצֶה וְאֵין לוֹ יֵשׁ שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ וְאֵינוֹ רוֹצֶה

Definition (Hebrew)

בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: אֵין תָּמִיד הַתְואָמָה בֵּין הָרָצוּי לַמָּצוּי. אוֹ: לֹא תָּמִיד יֵשׁ 'חֲלֻקָּה' מוּבֶנֶת בָּעוֹלָם. "נוֹתְנִים אֱגוֹזִים לְמִי שֶׁאֵין לוֹ שִׁנַּיִם".

("אָמַר לֵהּ: רְצוֹנְךָ סָעוּד אֶצְלִי?אָמַר לוֹ: הֵן. צָהֲבוּ פָּנָיו שֶׁל רַבִּי, אָמַר לוֹ: כִּמְדֻמֶּה אַתָּה שֶׁמֻּדָּר הֲנָאָה מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל אֲנִי? יִשְׂרָאֵל קְדוֹשִׁים הֵן, יֵשׁ רוֹצֶה וְאֵין לוֹ וְיֵשׁ שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ וְאֵינוֹ רוֹצֶה"- חֻלִּין ז ע"ב)

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