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קפדן הוה. רגיל למיתי גביה. איכסי מיניה תלתא יומי, ולא אתא. כי אתא, אמר ליה: אמאי לא אתא מר? אמר ליה: קפדן קרית לי! אמר ליה: הא דקמן, דקא קפיד מר!
was difficult. Elijah was accustomed to coming and revealing himself before R' Yosei each day. He was obscured from him for 3 days and did not come. When he came again, R' Yosei said to him: Why did the Master not come? Elijah said to him: You denigrated me when you called me difficult. R' Yosei said to Elijah: This example that is before us illustrates the point, as my Master was being difficult by not coming during those days.
״ולא ידבק בידך מאומה מן החרם״ – כל זמן שרשעים בעולם, חרון אף בעולם וכו׳. מאן רשעים? אמר רב יוסף: גנבי.
§ The Mishnah teaches with regard to the verse: “And there should cleave nothing of that which was devoted to your hand” (Deuteronomy 13:18), as long as the wicked exist in the world, there is anger in the world. The Talmud asks: Who are these wicked people mentioned in the Mishnah? Rav Yosef said: They are thieves.
תנו רבנן: רשע בא לעולם – חרון בא לעולם, שנאמר: ״בבוא רשע בא גם בוז ועם קלון חרפה״. רשע אבד מן העולם – טובה באה לעולם, שנאמר: ״ובאבד רשעים רנה״. צדיק נפטר מן העולם – רעה באה לעולם, שנאמר: ״הצדיק אבד ואין איש שם על לב ואנשי חסד נאספים באין מבין כי מפני הרעה נאסף הצדיק״. צדיק בא לעולם – טובה באה לעולם, שנאמר: ״זה ינחמנו ממעשנו ומעצבון ידינו״.
A baraita states: When a wicked person comes into the world, anger comes into the world, as it is stated: “When the wicked comes into the world, contempt also comes, and with ignominy, reproach” (Proverbs 18:3). When a wicked person is eliminated from the world, good comes into the world, as it is stated: “And when the wicked perish there is jubilation” (Proverbs 11:10). When a righteous person passes from the world, evil comes into the world, as it is stated: “The righteous perishes and no man lays it to heart; and merciful men are taken, none understand that due to the evil the righteous is taken” (Isaiah 57:1) When a righteous person comes into the world, good comes into the world with him, as it is stated with regard to Noah: “This is one who should comfort us for our work and the toil of our hands” (Genesis 5:29).