잠언 22:14의 미드라쉬

As a punishment for the sin of lascivious talk, many oppressions and severe decrees are renewed, and the youth of Israel die, and orphans and widows cry and receive no answer as it is said (Is. 9, 16.) Therefore will the Lord have no joy in their young men, and on their fatherless children, and on their widows will he have no mercy; for every one is an hypocrite and an evil-doer, and every mouth speaketh scandalous words. For all this anger is not turned away, but His hand still remaineth stretched out. What is meant by And his hand still remaineth stretched out? R. Chanan b. Raba said: "Everybody knows why a bride enters the nuptial chamber, yet he who speaks about it with profane language, even if a divine decree granting seventy years of happiness were sealed for him. such decree would be changed to evil against him." Raba b. Shila in the name of R. Chisda said: "Whosoever defiles his mouth (by lascivious talk) has Gehenna made deeper for him; for it is said (Pr. 22, 14.) A deep pit for the mouth of strange words (immoral talk)." R. Nachman b. Isaac said: "Even he who but listens to such talk and remains silent will have the same punishment inflicted upon him; for it is said (Ib.) And he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein." R. Oshia said: "He who makes himself free [from all other thoughts] devoting himself entirely to sin, shall have bruises and wounds spread upon him, as it is said (Ib. 20, 30.) The bruises of a wound are a means of cleansing for the evil. Moreover he will be punished with dropsy, for immediately following is said And stripes (will reach) the inner chamber of the body. R. Nachman b. Isaac said: "The sign of an evil act is dropsy."