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עברית
וַיְהִי-לוֹ מִקְנֵה-צֹאן וּמִקְנֵה בָקָר, וַעֲבֻדָּה רַבָּה; וַיְקַנְאוּ אֹתוֹ, פְּלִשְׁתִּים (בראשית כו:יד)
על זה אמר שלמה בחכמתו: מַה-שֶּׁהָיָה, הוּא שֶׁיִּהְיֶה, וּמַה-שֶּׁנַּעֲשָׂה, הוּא שֶׁיֵּעָשֶׂה; וְאֵין כָּל-חָדָשׁ, תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ (קהלת א:ט). על מה קנאוהו פלשתים? על הצלחתו. ירד לגור בגרר -- רק הוא ואנשיו וביתו. ובבוא הזמן, וַיִּגְדַּל, הָאִישׁ (בראשית כו:יג). לא די שהצליח בעסקיו, אלא שאשתו טוֹבַת מַרְאֶה, ולקחתה לא הצליח אבימלך.
English
And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household; and the Philistines envied him (Gen 26:14)
Of this, Solomon in his wisdom stated: That which hath been is that which shall be, and that which hath been done is that which shall be done; and there is nothing new under the sun (Ecc 1:9). What did the Philistines envy him for? For his success. He descended to dwell in Gerar -- just he, his men and his household. And with the passage of time, the man waxed great (Gen 26:13). Not only did he succeed in his business endeavors, but his wife was fair to look upon, and Avimelech was unable to take her away.
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