אִם כֵּן, אֵין לַדָּבָר סוֹף

ביטוי (אנגלית)

If so, there is no end to it

הגדרה (אנגלית)

If this is the case, then it has no limit. If this way of thinking continues, the matter will never end, because there will always be another reason or issue that becomes a problem.

("And he shall make atonement for himself and for his house—his house, that is his wife, according to Rabbi Yehuda. Rabbi Yose said to him: If so, there is no end to it. What does 'there is no end to it' mean? Perhaps this wife will die and then another wife will die."—Jerusalem Talmud Yoma I, I. Also: "Thus there is no end to it forever. A word goes and a word comes"—Bialik / Revealed and Hidden in Language; and: "At first, Rebecca was diligent in cleaning them. Once she saw that there was no end to it, her hands slackened and she left it"—Agnon / Only Yesterday, p. 239.)