Musar zu Kohelet 6:8
כִּ֛י מַה־יּוֹתֵ֥ר לֶחָכָ֖ם מִֽן־הַכְּסִ֑יל מַה־לֶּעָנִ֣י יוֹדֵ֔עַ לַהֲלֹ֖ךְ נֶ֥גֶד הַחַיִּֽים׃
Denn was hat der Kluge voraus vor dem Narren? Dasselbe, das der Arme hat, der die Lebensgenüsse zu würdigen versteht; [erreichen kann er doch nichts].
Shemirat HaLashon
It would also seem, according to what is known, that through the mitzvoth there are created precious vestments to clothe one's soul when it ascends, as we find n the holy Zohar (and as the GRA explains Koheleth 6:8: "At all times let your clothes be white.") And it is also known that through lashon hara the spirit of uncleanliness is drawn down on all the words of holiness that he utters afterwards, and they do not accrue to him, as we find in the holy Zohar, Pekudei 263:
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