Kabbalah su Proverbi 12:78
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As for what the sages of the Mishnah said to them that a raped wife is permitted to remain with her husband, permission and prohibition in the Mishnah speaks only of human matters and a woman who is from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. But the case of a woman who is from the Tree of Life is not as that of those {from the aforementioned tree}, since whoever is from the Tree of Life is a righteous person with whom things are well. Of him it is said, "No evil shall happen to the just" (Proverbs 12:21), nor to his righteous wife. We learned that from Sarah in the house of Pharaoh that he had no permission to come near her.
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"And Jacob sent messengers." Rabbi Shimon began the discussion with the verse, "Better is one lightly esteemed who owns a servant, than one who pranks himself but lacks bread" (Prov. 12:9). This verse refers to the Evil Inclination, who constantly accuses man. The Evil Inclination causes man to become haughty and proud, encouraging man to curl his hair until the Evil Inclination towers over him and drags him to Gehenom.
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Rabbi Abba went to the field of Kanya (other versions: to do business) to the cave in Lod. With him were Rabbi Yosi and Rabbi Hyiah. Rabbi Yosi said: it is written "a woman of valor is a crown to her husband etc" (Proverbs 12:4). A woman of valor - this is the congregation of Israel. And when their very essence is rotten due to evil. They, (other versions: the religions of the other), the peoples, are strange service, that cannot be withstood by the Holy One of Blessing in the world, as it is written 'and I was angry [akutz] at them' (Lev. 20:21) - just like these thorns and lions that distress human beings, and they can't stand them. Rabbi Abba said: This is the obvious - 'woman of valor' is the congregation of Israel, since she is the mistress of many valorous men and many seeders that are found in the world. 'A crown to her husband' - just as you say, a crown of beauty [tif'eret] and all is one. [this is a wrong version: the 'woman of valor' is the congregation of Israel, that from the union of the king many men of valor, many seeders, many righteous people [appear] in the world, and all of them are called 'children of the Holy One of Blessing and of the Congregation of Israel' as it is written "you are children to Ad-nai your God" (Deut. 14:1).] Until they had walked, Rabbi Abba said: all is one, let us say a word about the congregation of Israel.
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When a man wishes to be purified and strives to observe the precepts of the Torah, the Good Inclination that joined him overpowers the Evil Inclination and makes peace with it. As a result, the Evil Inclination becomes a slave to the Good Inclination. When a man wishes to be defiled, the Evil Inclination is strengthened and overpowers the Good Inclination. This has already been explained. Assuredly, when man wishes to be purified, he has much to overcome. When the Good Inclination is strengthened, then "He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him." For the Evil Inclination is submissive to the Good Inclination. Of this Solomon said, "Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and has a servant" (Mishlei 12:9). The servant is the Evil Inclination. Then, when a man walks by the precepts of the Torah, "he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him," including the Evil Inclination and its escorts.
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[Seven shafts are seen in HAVAYAH without the YUD, so now we explain the] YUD - "a woman of valor is the crown of her husband" (Prov. 12:4) that is the crown of the Sefer Torah, like the form of the ZAYIN [that is a YUD on top of a VAV, similar to a crown] of the world to come. There, She [Shechinah] is not a vessel for Him, nor does She help Him, rather, She is a crown on His head. But in this world, it is this way, HEY VAV HEY YUD is the lower vessel, that helps Him, in all His counts, in all His limbs, in all His traits.
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