בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם הִנְנִ֨י לֹקֵ֧חַ מִמְּךָ֛ אֶת־מַחְמַ֥ד עֵינֶ֖יךָ בְּמַגֵּפָ֑ה וְלֹ֤א תִסְפֹּד֙ וְלֹ֣א תִבְכֶּ֔ה וְל֥וֹא תָב֖וֹא דִּמְעָתֶֽךָ׃
'Figlio dell'uomo, ecco, ti tolgo il desiderio dei tuoi occhi con un colpo; eppure non piangerai né piangerai, né le tue lacrime scenderanno.
Tractate Derekh Eretz Zuta
If you bestirred yourself to honour a Sage, you will have perfect sons and daughters; and if you bestirred yourself to honour a poor man, you will have children in Israel who are learned in Torah and perform the commandments.
Tractate Derekh Eretz Zuta
If you withheld yourself from performing a meritorious act and occupied yourself with a sinful act, your wife will ultimately die of a stroke, as it is stated, Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke.21Ezek. 24, 16.