Midrash
Kohelet Rabbah 8:5 קהלת רבה ח׳:ה׳
Part of: Chapter 8
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שׁוֹמֵר מִצְוָה לֹא יֵדַע דָּבָר רָע, זוֹ אֶסְתֵּר, שֶׁהָיְתָה עֲסוּקָה בְּמִצְוַת בִּעוּר חָמֵץ. וְעֵת וּמִשְׁפָּט יֵדַע לֵב חָכָם, זֶה מָרְדְּכַי, דִּכְתִיב (אסתר ד, א): וּמָרְדְּכַי יָדַע אֶת כָּל אֲשֶׁר נַעֲשָׂה.
“One who follows a command will not know an evil matter, and a wise man's heart will know the time of judgment” (Ecclesiastes 8:5).
“One who follows a command will not know an evil matter,” this is Esther, who was engaged in the mitzva of removing leavened bread.24On the thirteenth of Nisan, although she was in the palace, she was unaware of Haman’s evil decree that had been issued that day, and she was engaged in preparing for Passover. “And a wise man's heart will know the time of judgment,” this is Mordekhai, as it is written: “Mordekhai knew everything that had been done” (Esther 4:1).
“One who follows a command will not know an evil matter, and a wise man's heart will know the time of judgment” (Ecclesiastes 8:5).
“One who follows a command will not know an evil matter,” this is Esther, who was engaged in the mitzva of removing leavened bread.24On the thirteenth of Nisan, although she was in the palace, she was unaware of Haman’s evil decree that had been issued that day, and she was engaged in preparing for Passover. “And a wise man's heart will know the time of judgment,” this is Mordekhai, as it is written: “Mordekhai knew everything that had been done” (Esther 4:1).