Midrash
Kohelet Rabbah 10:3 קהלת רבה י׳:ג׳
Part of: Chapter 10
Reading: Hebrew · Simple EnglishHebrew · Faithful translationHebrew onlyHebrew · Simple EnglishHebrew · Faithful translationHebrew onlySimple English onlyFaithful translation onlySide by side
וְגַם בַּדֶּרֶךְ כְּשֶׁהַסָּכָל הוֹלֵךְ וגו', טִפְּשָׁא סָבַר דְּכָל עַמָּא טִפְּשִׁין כְּוָותֵיהּ, וְהוּא לָא יָדַע דְּהוּא טִפְּשָׁא וְכָל עַמָּא חַכִּימִין.
“Even when a fool walks on the way his heart is lacking; and he says to everyone that he is a fool” (Ecclesiastes 10:3).
“Even when a fool walks on the way…” – a fool believes that all the people are fools like him, but he does not know that he is a fool and all the people are wise.
“Even when a fool walks on the way his heart is lacking; and he says to everyone that he is a fool” (Ecclesiastes 10:3).
“Even when a fool walks on the way…” – a fool believes that all the people are fools like him, but he does not know that he is a fool and all the people are wise.