הִרְכִּיב חִיגֵּר עַל גַּבֵּי סוֹמֵא

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Put a Lame Man on the Back of a Blind Man

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Figuratively: To combine the advantages of one thing with the advantages of another. The two things complement each other despite their shortcomings (literally: placed the lame man on the back of the blind man. "Chiger" means lame. "Suma" means blind).

("For example, what is the meaning of the saying: There was a king of flesh and blood who had a beautiful garden, and in it there were beautiful grapes, and he placed two keepers in charge of it, one Higar and the other Soma. Higar said to Soma: I see beautiful grapes in the garden. Come and have me ride and bring them to eat. Higar rode on Soma's back, and he brought them and they ate. Once upon a time, a man came to a garden. He said to them: Where are the beautiful firstfruits? - Higer said to him: If I have feet to walk in them? - Soma said to him: If I have eyes to see? What did he do - Higer put a belt on Soma's back and judged them as one. Even the Holy One, blessed be He, brings in breath and throws it into the body, and judges them as one" - Sanhedrin It goes on to say: "I would be eyes for the blind and feet for the lame, and he adds that I would not be like someone who puts a belt on the back of the blind so that they can use this for that, I would be only feet for the lame, I alone" - Malabim Job 29:15)