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To correct a scoffer, or rebuke a wicked person for their blemish, is to call down abuse on oneself. Do not rebuke a scoffer, for they will hate you; reprove a wise person, and they will love you. Instruct a wise person, and they will grow wiser; teach a righteous person, and they will gain in learning. [JPS translation. Edited for gender neutrality] ז) יֹסֵר לֵץ לֹקֵחַ לוֹ קָלוֹן וּמוֹכִיחַ לְרָשָׁע מוּמוֹ:
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Rav Yosef taught: "What is the meaning of the verse: 'None of you shall go outside the door of your house until morning' [Exodus 12:22]? Once permission has been given to the Destroyer, it does not differentiate between righteous and wicked. [Soncino translation] תאני רב יוסף מאי דכתיב (שמות יב) ואתם לא תצאו איש מפתח ביתו עד בקר כיון שניתן רשות למשחית אינו מבחין בין צדיקים לרשעים 
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