[Avodah] Redemption

[Marty Bluke via Avodah]

The Sefer Hachinuch (Mitzvah 241) explains the prohibition of lo sikom as
follows (my rough translation):

"A person should understand in his heart that everything that happens to
him good or bad is caused by Hashem and between people there is nothing but
the will of Hashem. Therefore when someone bothers or hurts you, you should
know that your sins caused this and whatever happened is a gezera from
Hashem. Therefore, you should not think about taking revenge because the
other person is not the cause of your troubles, rather your sins are the
cause. "

Based on the Chinuch's explanation there should be no difference between
taking revenge on a Jew or a Goy. In either case they are not the cause of
your suffering they are just the instrument of Hashem and therefore there
is no reason for revenge.
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