[Avodah] The Wise Son vs the Wicked Son and the word ''you''

[Simon Montagu]

On Tue, Apr 11, 2023 at 3:22 AM Zvi Lampel via Avodah <
avodah at lists.aishdas.org> wrote:

> The wicked son asks, ''What is this [korban Pesach] avodah to you
> (lachem)? He is reprimanded for excluding himself from the tsibur who
> follow Hashem's commands.
>
> But the son praised as wise also (at least in the actual posuk, if not in
> all versions of the dialogue) asks, ''What are the laws...Hashem commanded
> you?''
>
> Why is he not reprimanded for his choice of words?
>
> Answers are given, but I thought of a very simple one. If, like the ben
> who asks the four kushyos, these sons are preferably considered ketanim,
> then the wise son is absolutely correct, and quite wise indeed, to note
> that it is the parent who is commanded in the mitzva, not he.
>

If that is the case for the wise son, what was the problem with the wicked
son?
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