*17.1 Makkos Daf 11 A (9 lines Up)*

*17.1 Makkos Daf 11 A (9 lines Up)**Summary**Rav Yehuda amar Rav:* _[Although we learned (16.6) that an unjust curse will come to pass]_ *The curse of a chacham will always come true* even if it was unwarranted. _[Rav Yisroel Salanter: A chacham has a loaded gun and must keep his mouth closed!]_*Question:* How do we know this?*Answer:* From the incident when Dovid cursed the chacham who conceals the _halacha_ from him _[Dovid suspected that there were chachomim who were jealous of him and they held back from sharing the halacha with him]._ In the end, even though Achitophel taught Dovid the _halacha,_ Dovid’s curse came true. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate