Chasidut su Proverbi 6:25

Rebbe Nachman of Breslov expressed this thought in the following parable: The Evil Urge is like a prankster running through a crowd, displaying a tightly closed hand. No one knows what he is holding, and he accosts each one, saying, “What do you suppose I have in my hand?” Each one imagines that the closed hand contains just what he desires most. They all hurry and run after the prankster. Then, when he has tricked them completely, he opens his hand, and there is nothing in it. The same is true of the Evil One. He fools the world, tricking all into following him. People think that his hands hold what they desire most, but in the end he opens it, and it is empty. No desire is ever fulfilled. Worldly pleasures are like sunbeams in a dark room. They may seem solid, but one who tries to grasp a sunbeam finds nothing in his hand. The same is true of earthly matters.³¹⁵Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, Sichos Ha-Ran 6 quoted in Chasidic Masters pg. 111. See further the Vilna Gaon to Prov. 6:25, where he explains that lust is a form of deceit since the evil urge presents its urgings as a source of benefit to the individual while in truth they are a trap that will ensnare the individual in eventual pain and suffering.