וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלִישָׁ֗ע חַי־יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאוֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָמַ֣דְתִּי לְפָנָ֔יו כִּ֗י לוּלֵ֛י פְּנֵ֛י יְהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֖ה אֲנִ֣י נֹשֵׂ֑א אִם־אַבִּ֥יט אֵלֶ֖יךָ וְאִם־אֶרְאֶֽךָּ׃
Lalu Elisa berkata, “Demi Yang Mahakekal semesta alam yang hidup, yang di hadapan-Nya aku berdiri: sesungguhnya, seandainya bukan karena aku menghormati Yosafat, raja Yehuda, aku tidak akan memandang engkau, bahkan tidak akan melihat engkau.
Megillah
Rabbi asked R. Joshua b. Korha: How have you lived such a long life? He said to him: Are you trying to shorten my life? Rabbi said to him: Rabbi, this is Torah and I need to learn. He replied: Never in my life have I looked at the countenance of a wicked man; As R. Yohanan said: It is forbidden for a man to look at the image of the countenance of a wicked man, as it says, “Were it not that I regard the presence of Yehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward you nor see you” (II Kings 3:14). Elazar said: