Monday, April 26, 2010

Teitzei Rucho Yashuv LeAdmato

It dawned on me this morning that a pasuk may mean something different than I always thought. Al tivtechu binedivim, biven adam she'ein lo teshuah - trust not in princes, in men that have no salvation/hope. I thought that it was saying trust not even in princes, not in any man - because all men have no redemption from death. It hit me that the second half of the line is reflecting back on the first in a way I hadn't caught before. It's saying trust not in princes for they are men who have no salvation. The idea is that nobles and politicians are least likely to have salvation after death because they are generally corrupt.

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