Talmud sobre Job 38:36

If the cock crowed, one says: Praise to Him Who is wise in secrets; (Job38:36) “Who put wisdom in kidneys?⁸²The full verse is: Who put wisdom into kidneys, who gave insight to the śekhwi?” The insight of the śekhwi is compared to the hidden knowledge of the kidneys, only accessible to God. The verse lends itself better to the Babylonian version (60b): “Praise to Him Who gave insight to the śekhwi to distinguish between day and night.” The text of the Galilean benediction is a disapproved version of a benediction to be recited if one sees a great scholar, Babli Berakhot 58b. The following explanation of words, parallel to one given in Babli Rosh Hashanah 26a, refers to the determination of the meaning of the word śekhwi (that is not quoted, only understood, at this moment.)”. Rebbi Levi said, in Arabia one calls sheep yovel⁸³The same identification is given by R. Aqiba in Babli Rosh Hashanah26a; it must refer to the Hebrew usage of Jewish tribes in Arabia, not to Arabic. [There is an Arabic word וַבַלַ “giving lots of milk”.]; (Jos. 6:5) “it will be when the ram’s horn is blown.” In Africa⁸⁴In the Babli, the place referred to is Gallia (or Galatia). The etymology of the word has connections with Arabic גַלמַד, גֻלמוּד “rock.”, the menstruating woman is called galmudah, (Is. 49:21) “I am childless and barren.” In Rome⁸⁵In the Babli, on the authority of R. Simeon ben Laqish, the place is Greek-speaking Kenisrin, near Aleppo., one calls a chicken śekhwi(Job 38:36) “who gave understanding to the śekhwi?”

If one starts out on a journey alone before cock-crow his blood is upon his head.¹He courts danger. Cf. Yoma 21a (Sonc. ed., pp. 90f.). Pes. 2a (Sonc. ed., pp. 1f.) states, ‘A man should always enter a town by day and set out by day’. R. Josiah said: [He should wait] until [the cock] crowed at least twice.²Or, until he has heard at least two crow. What kind of cock? The average type,³That crows neither too early nor too late. as it is stated, Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the coc?⁴Job 38, 36. E.V. the mind.