Istnieją cztery środkowe poziomy (poziomy) w dawaniu miłosierdzia [(a nie „w dawcach” miłosierdzia, gdyż wśród nich jest ten, który nie daje). Podobnie należy czytać to, co następuje (Miszna 14), „idąc do dom nauki "(a nie" w chodzącym do domu studiów ")]: pragnienie dawania i tego, aby inni nie dawali —jego oko jest złe w tym, co należy do innych, [wiedząc, że dobroczynność wzbogaca i nie chcąc, by inni się wzbogacili. Albo: Są tacy, którzy bardziej troszczą się o pieniądze swoich krewnych niż o własne; a nawet jeśli dają, chcą, aby ich krewni nie dawali, aby nie stracili swojego majątku.]; pragnąc, aby inni dawali, ale nie dając siebie—jego oko jest złe w tym, co do niego należy; pragnienie dawania i to, że inni dają—chasyd; nie dawać i nie pragnąć, aby inni nie dawali— zły.
Kav HaYashar
So, too, if someone prevents others from fulfilling any of the mitzvos or from carrying out any holy endeavor the punishment awaiting him is beyond expression. Also included within this category is the one who says, “I will not give and I do not want others to give either.” The Sages teach that such a person is called “wicked” (Pirkei Avos 5:13). Therefore communal leaders must be careful not to hinder private individuals from carrying out worthy projects. Influencing others to transgress includes backing up the words of a cruel hearted man for the sake of the food and drink one enjoys in his house. Concerning this the prophet said, “Woe to those who say of evil that it is good” (Yeshayahu 5:20). In their hearts they know that all his deeds emanate from the shells of impurity and that all his words are meant for evil. They know that his only interest is in vengeance, grudge- bearing, theft, injustice, vanity, falsehood, defilement and abomination. But what they fail to realize is that Hashem will bring all these things to judgment. Therefore they foolishly glorify and praise him, telling him what a great sage he is and ascribing to him other such distinctions, when in fact they only flatter him in order to satiate their gullets because this cruel fellow sometimes invites them to dine with him. They are unaware that in the final analysis all the sustenance that they received from him was filled with swords and javelins that will cause them plagues, cuts, blisters and wounds. For they will suffer greatly for having partaken of the bread of man with an evil eye, as has already been explained (Ch. 26). Ultimately they will experience blow after blow and devastation after devastation until they fall helpless.