What is recited upon seeing inhabited non-Jewish homes versus non-Jewish homes in ruin?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules one recites a verse from Proverbs on seeing flourishing non-Jewish homes and a verse from Psalms on seeing their ruins. The Taz and Magen Avraham debate whether 'battei nochrim' refers to temples or private homes.
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