Commentary for Avodah Zarah 36:12

אלא לומר לך שאם הלך סופו לעמוד ואם עמד סופו לישב ואם ישב סופו ללוץ ואם לץ עליו הכתוב אומר (משלי ט, יב) אם חכמת חכמת לך ואם לצת לבדך תשא

If he did not walk [in the counsel of the wicked] how could he stand there? And if he did not stand there how could he sit [among them], and if he did not sit among them he could he have scorned! Rather it teaches you that if one walks [in the path of the wicked] he will subsequently stand with them, and if he stands he will at the end sit with them, and if he does sit, he will also come to scorn, and if he does scorn the about him it is written, “If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; If you are a scoffer, you bear it alone” (Proverbs 9: 2).

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