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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, ואבימלך לא הצליח לקחתה ממנו.
וכן לדורות. כשהחלו היהודים לחזור לנחלתם לפני מאה ועוד שנה, הארץ הייתה שממה ועזובה.
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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