רבינו יונה על משלי · יא, כח
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רבינו יונה על משלי
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בוטח בעשרו הוא יפול. בסבת עשרו ומדה כנגד מדה וכענין שכתוב עושר שמור לבעליו (קהל׳ ה׳ י״ב) וגו׳
גם יש לפרש בוטח בעשרו הוא יפול כי יאבד עשרו כרגע בעונש הבטחון הזה אשר בטח וכענין שכתב ואבד העושר ההוא בענין רע (שם ה׳ י״ג) וכתיב התעיף עיניך בו ואיננו (כ״ג ה׳). וכעלה צדיקים יפרחו, הצדיקים שהם בוטחים בשי״ת תצמח ישועתם מענים ומכל צרותם קל מהרה כעלה שהוא ממהר לפרוח מן הפרי ותגמר פריחתו בזמן מועט. הנה העשיר יפול פתאום בפתע מכבודו ושלותו בסבת בטחונו בהונו והצדיק ינצל מצרתו קל מהרה בסבת בטחונו בשי״ת.
Rabbeinu Yonah on Mishlei · 11:28
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Rabbeinu Yonah on Mishlei
11:28
One who trusts in his wealth falls because of it, measure for measure, losing it in an instant as the punishment for that trust; the tzaddikim who trust in Hashem are saved from their troubles very swiftly, like a leaf that sprouts before the fruit
“One who trusts in his wealth, he will fall”: because of his wealth, measure for measure; as it is written, “Wealth kept by its owner [to his harm], etc.” (Koheles 5:12).
It may also be explained: “One who trusts in his wealth, he will fall”: for he will lose his wealth in an instant, as the punishment for this trust that he placed [in it]; as [Shlomo] wrote, “And that wealth is lost in a bad venture” (Koheles 5:13), and it is written, “Will you let your eyes fly to it? It is gone” (Mishlei 23:5). “And like a leaf the righteous will flourish”: the tzaddikim, who trust in Hashem, their salvation will sprout from their afflictions and from all their troubles very swiftly, like a leaf, which is quicker to sprout than the fruit, and its sprouting is completed in a short time. So the rich man will fall suddenly, in an instant, from his honor and his ease, because of his trust in his wealth; and the tzaddik will be saved from his trouble very swiftly, because of his trust in Hashem.