Mesorat%20hashas for Yoma 76:12

(אמר) ר' אלעזר כל המשכח דבר מתלמודו גורם גלות לבניו שנאמר ותשכח תורת אלהיך אשכח בניך גם אני ר' אבהו אמר מורידין אותו מגדולתו שנאמר כי אתה הדעת מאסת ואמאסך מכהן לי

and 'good' means but the righteous, as it is said: Say ye of the righteous that he is the good one.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Isa. III, 10. E.V., 'Say ye of the righteous, that it shall be well with him.' V. Hag. 12b.');">²⁰</span> R'Eleazar said also: Whoever forgets [through neglect] any part of his study, causes his children to go into exile, as it is said: Seeing that thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hosea IV, 6.');">²¹</span> R'Abbahu said: Such a one is deprived of his greatness, as it is said: Because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid.');">²²</span>

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