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Musar su Giudici 14:3

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר ל֜וֹ אָבִ֣יו וְאִמּ֗וֹ הַאֵין֩ בִּבְנ֨וֹת אַחֶ֤יךָ וּבְכָל־עַמִּי֙ אִשָּׁ֔ה כִּֽי־אַתָּ֤ה הוֹלֵךְ֙ לָקַ֣חַת אִשָּׁ֔ה מִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים הָעֲרֵלִ֑ים וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שִׁמְשׁ֤וֹן אֶל־אָבִיו֙ אוֹתָ֣הּ קַֽח־לִ֔י כִּֽי־הִ֖יא יָשְׁרָ֥ה בְעֵינָֽי׃

Quindi suo padre e sua madre gli dissero: 'Non c'è mai una donna tra le figlie dei tuoi fratelli, o tra tutto il mio popolo, che tu vada a prendere una moglie dei Filistei incirconcisi?' E Sansone disse a suo padre: 'Prendila per me; perché lei mi soddisfa bene.'

Shenei Luchot HaBerit

Commandment 387 is not to follow the inclination of one's eyes or heart, since the Torah commands in 15,39: "so that you do not follow the inclinations of your eyes or your heart which you are in the habit of following after. This prohibition concerns our not adopting attitudes that are at variance with Torah principles. Once one concentrates on such ideas, one easily errs in one's practice also. The moment one feels persuaded by such alien ideas one must desist from pursuing them, and change back to contemplate what Torah views are on the subject matter concerned. It amounts to a warning not to pursue desires that are of a transient nature if fulfilled and which are bound to lead one to an unhappy end. This is what our sages had in mind when they said that the meaning of the words "after your hearts," is not to pursue heresy. The meaning of "after your eyes" is not to indulge in sexual licentiousness (Berachot 12b). We have an allusion to this when the book of Judges 14,3, says of Samson "he said to his father: "take this one for me for she is good in my eyes."
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