He Dies For Lack Of Discipline And Strays In His Folly

Midrash Mishlei 5:9

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(Proverbs 5:23): "He shall die for lack of discipline" — he shall die in his iniquity, because he did not heed words of discipline. "And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray" (Proverbs 5:23) — he did not wish to wander in words of Torah [to immerse himself and lose himself in study]; now, in the greatness of his folly, he shall go astray.

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DeathTorahDivine Justice

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