Making Mistakes
Chapter 12 Verse 13
יג בְּפֶשַׁע שְׂפָתַיִם, מוֹקֵשׁ רָע; וַיֵּצֵא מִצָּרָה צַדִּיק.
13. Because of the transgression of the lips there is an evil snare, but the righteous comes out of trouble.
Everyone occasionally is negligent in their speech, and speaks in ways that could cause conflict; however the tzadik and the ish rah will respond differently to their mistakes. The ish rah does not want to admit his mistake so he stands by what he said, ignoring the possible conflicts that it may cause in his relationship with others as long as his ego remains intact. He views social interactions as a competition, where making and admitting a mistake is equivalent to losing. The tzadik does not view social interactions as competitions or ego battles, and will be able to admit and address (apologize for) his mistake, successfully avoiding possible conflicts
יג בְּפֶשַׁע שְׂפָתַיִם, מוֹקֵשׁ רָע; וַיֵּצֵא מִצָּרָה צַדִּיק.
13. Because of the transgression of the lips there is an evil snare, but the righteous comes out of trouble.
Everyone occasionally is negligent in their speech, and speaks in ways that could cause conflict; however the tzadik and the ish rah will respond differently to their mistakes. The ish rah does not want to admit his mistake so he stands by what he said, ignoring the possible conflicts that it may cause in his relationship with others as long as his ego remains intact. He views social interactions as a competition, where making and admitting a mistake is equivalent to losing. The tzadik does not view social interactions as competitions or ego battles, and will be able to admit and address (apologize for) his mistake, successfully avoiding possible conflicts
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