שוטה רשע וגס רוח, קענט איר אזא איינעם
shote rasha v'gaas ruach, is a title mentioned in Pirkei Avos.
it could be explained as not three separate traits but a threesome of a character as follows:
Shote= a person with very little knowledge, and has no patients to learn, and substitutes with sly tricks where his ignorance would hurt him. Has nothing in his head either in torah or secular studies.
Rasha= he will lie, steal and cheat, make you feel like an idiot and put you on the defensive, for he has no conscience.
Gaas Ruach= his whole goal in life is to build his image, do "big" mitzvos so he gets international attention, be overly generous, he will only act where it gives him a feeling of importance. Beware never to put him down because he could become verbally abusive.
do you know anybody that fits this character ?
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