Hi,
"Should
an abuser compel one to respond, it would be appropriate for a wise person to
respond pleasantly, without great rage, for rage rests in the bosom of fools
(Kohelet 7:9). One should apologize to those who hear his insults, placing the
burden upon the abuser; this is the way of good people…
"However, the piety of
some people is so great that they do not wish to put themselves in this
halachic category [permitting] responding to their abusers, lest their anger
build and spread inappropriately. Regarding them the sages have said (Shabbat
88b), 'Those who are shamed and do not shame, who hear their insults and do not
respond – upon them Shoftim 5:31 says, 'Those who love Him are like the Sun's
ermergence, in its strength.''"
(Sefer haChinuch 338)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
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