a Hebrew expression meaning “you spot it, you got it”
כָּל הַפּוֹסֵל – בְּמוּמוֹ פּוֹסֵל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כל-הפוסל-1-1.mp3″ /]
The rabbis of the Talmud taught many great truths through their stories as well as their legal decisions. One such truth that has come into Modern Hebrew is:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כל-הפוסל-1-1.mp3″ /]כָּל הַפּוֹסֵל – בְּמוּמוֹ פּוֹסֵל.
Whoever disapproves – he disapproves of his own lacking (blemish).
In other words, when someone feels the desire to criticize another, they’ve simply externalized their criticism of themselves and put it on someone else, where it’s easier to see and deal with.
A parallel English expression I’ve heard is You spot it, you got it.
