“And they came near to him and said ‘We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle and cities for our little ones … (Bamidbar 32:16)
This is what is said: “A wise person’s heart is on his right and a fool’s heart is on his left.”
“A wise person’s heart is to his right” — this is Moshe. “A fool’s heart is to his left” — these are the children of Reuven and Gad. That which is primary they made secondary and that which is secondary they made primary. For they loved their money more than their lives. Moshe said to them “Put first things first. First build cities for your children and then sheepfolds for your cattle.” (Bamidbar 32:24)
“A fool’s heart is to his left” defines a situation in which everything is functional and unimpaired; the heart itself is without a defect pumping circulating — except for one minor detail. It’s on the wrong side — the left side. (Rav Mordechai Ezrachi Birkas Mordechai)
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