דֶּרֶךְ אֲרֻכָּה וּקְצָרָה (דֶּרֶךְ קְצָרָה וַאֲרֻכָּה)

ביטוי (אנגלית)

A Long and Short Path (A Short and Long Path)

הגדרה (אנגלית)

There is a path that is long in length but is actually shorter in effect because it is comfortable, fast, and without obstacles (and there is a path that appears short but is full of difficulties or obstacles and therefore is essentially long).

("Once I was walking along the road, and I saw a baby sitting on a crossroad. And I said to him: Which way do we go to the city? He said to me: This one is short and long, and this one is long and short. And I went along the short and long way, until when I reached the city I found it surrounded by gardens and orchards. I turned back. I said To him: My son, did you not tell me a short one? - He said to me: And I did not tell you a long one! - I kissed him on the head, and I said to him: Blessed are you, O Israel, for all of you are great wise men, from your greatest to your least" - Erubin 55b)