[HangnJudge]

..Those who are kind to the cruel,
in the end will be cruel to the kind.

Qohelet Raba, 7:16

כל מי שנעשה רחמן במקום אכזרי סוף שנעשה אכזרי במקום רחמן

Kol mi shena`asa rahaman bimqom akhzari Sof shena`asa akhzari bimqom rahaman

All who are made to be compassionate in the place of the cruel
In the end are made to be cruel in the place of the compassionate

[frank ballenger]

Excellent post. Thanks.

When she sent it I had to look it up.

I have read only a few parts of the Talmud, despite my reading of at least one encyclopedia volume sized book of commentaries for each of the books of the Holy Scriptures, from an Orthodox Jewish publisher (Artscroll- Mesorah) despite the fact that I am not an Orthodox Jew.

Also consult Christian handbooks and Bible guides and have read various other books on the Prophets,Psalms, Proverbs, etc. through the years.The detailed explanations and well-researched controversies are fascinating to me.

This is instead of TV series or the NFL.