Behold these are sinners; and yet abounding in the world they have obtained riches.
Rashi
Behold these are wicked They [are wicked] and transgress His Torah; yet they are tranquil in the world and increase power and wealth. they are tranquil in the world An expression of tranquility. have increased Heb. השגו, have increased. Menachem (p. 72) explains: יָשוּב עַמוֹ הֲלוֹם, the wicked will return to crush (להלם) the people of the Holy One, blessed be He. The first interpretation I learned from the words of Rabbi Meir the son of Isaac, the cantor, may the memory of the righteous be for a blessing.
Hebrew and Aramaic words are the commentator’s citations of the sacred text; the English translation that follows each is the translator’s.
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.