Midrash sobre Deuteronómio 7:13

(Fol. 84) R. Jochanan said (Ib. b): "Whoever desires to become rich should deal in small cattle." Said R. Chisda: "What is the meaning of the passage (Deut. 7, 13) And the young of thy flock? i.e., they enrich their owners." R. Jochanan said further: "He to whom his father bequeathed too much money, and he desires to lose it, shall dress himself in linens, shall use glass utensils and shall hire laborers and not be with them. He shall dress himself in linens; this refers to Roman linen garments [which are very dear and are spoiled in a short time], and shall use glass utensils, refers to cut glass; and shall hire laborers and not be with them, refers to ploughers with oxen [left without superintending], who may do much damage [to both the oxen, and orchards]." R. Avira lectured sometimes in the name of R. Ami, and at other times, in the name of R. Assi: "What is the meaning of the passage (Ps. 112, 5) Well is it with the man that dealth graciously and lendeth, that ordereth his affairs rightfully?" This means that always shall a man spend for eating and drinking less than his means and shall clothe himself according to his means, but shall honor his wife and children above his means; for they depend on him while he depends upon Him who ordered and the Universe came into existence."

16 Another interpretation. It does not say, "And Korach dissented; and he said; and he gathered; [or] and he commanded. Rather, "And he took." What did he take? He did not take anything. But rather his heart took him. The verse said (Job 15:12), "How your heart has taken you away, how your eyes have failed you." Rabbi Levi said, "Whey did Korach dissent from Moshe? He said 'I am the son of oil, the son of Yitshar.' As it is stated (Numbers 7:13), 'your new wine (tirosh) and oil (yitsharekha), the calving of your herd and the lambing of your flock, in the land that He swore to your fathers to assign to you.' 'Tirosh is wine; 'yitsharekha' is oil. And in all drinks that you place oil, it is always found on top. And not only that, but it is written (Zachariah 4:14), 'They are the two anointed dignitaries (literally, sons of yitshar) who attend the Lord of all the earth.' And does oil have sons? Rather this is Aharon and David that were anointed by the anointing oil. Aharon took the priesthood and David the monarchy. Korach said, 'Just as these, who were only anointed by anointing oil, took priesthood and monarchy; I, that am the son of oil, need not be anointed and I shall be a priest and king.' Immediately, he dissented with Moshe."