“It was after these matters.” It is written: “Indeed, the rod of wickedness will not rest [lo yanuaḥ]…” (Psalms 125:3) – Rabbi Abba bar Kahana and Rabbi Yitzḥak, Rabbi Abba said: He gets no satisfaction [neyaḥa] in the company of the righteous, but only in the company of the wicked.3The wicked do not get satisfaction from being with the righteous (Yefeh To’ar). Alternatively, the evil inclination does not get satisfaction from being with the righteous (Etz Yosef).
Why? “Because the righteous will not [set their hands to wrongdoing]” (Psalms 125:3). Rabbi Yitzḥak said: He has no rest [hanaḥa] in the company of the wicked, but only in the company of the righteous.4It is not good for the wicked to be with other wicked people, as they will only increase his wickedness. If he is in the company of the righteous, he will learn from their righteous ways (Yefeh To’ar).
Why? “Because the righteous will not [set their hands to wrongdoing].” Alternatively, “The rod of wickedness will not rest” – this is Potiphar’s wife; “upon the lot of the righteous” (Psalms 125:3) – this is Joseph.