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Between Joy and Judgment: The Binyanim That Pull the Soul
שְׂמַ֧ח בָּח֣וּר בְּיַלְדוּתֶ֗יךָ וִֽיטִֽיבְךָ֤ לִבְּךָ֙ בִּימֵ֣י בְחוּרֹותֶ֔ךָ וְהַלֵּךְ֙ בְּדַרְכֵ֣י לִבְּךָ֔ וּבְמַרְאֵ֖י עֵינֶ֑יךָ וְדָ֕ע כִּ֧י עַל־כָּל־אֵ֛לֶּה יְבִֽיאֲךָ֥ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃
(Ecclesiastes 11:9)
Rejoice young man in your youth and let your heart make you good in the days of your young manhood and walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes but know that for all these the God will bring you to judgment.
Tension in the Verbal Tapestry
Ecclesiastes 11:9 calls to the young with a paradox: embrace joy, yet remain sober.… Learn Hebrew
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