Дварим 4:10 Каббала: Sha'arei Kedusha

Our sages, of blessed memory, stated,⁵³⁷Mishnah Avot 6 “Every day, a Heavenly voice (Bat Kol) goes forth from Mount Chorev and proclaims, ‘Woe to the creatures for their contempt of Torah.’ For, whosoever does not occupy himself in the study of Torah is called censured-Nazuf, meaning excommunicated from Heaven. Our sages, of blessed memory, stated,⁵³⁸Talmud Bavli, Sanhedrin 99b; Yalkut Shimoni Remez 749 “The following verse applies to such a person,⁵³⁹Numbers 15:31 ‘For he had contempt the word of HaShem-יהו״ה and violated His commandment, that soul shall surely be cut off – his sin is upon him.’ Rabbi Nechemiah says: This refers to anyone who is able to engage in Torah study but fails to do so.” Similarly,⁵⁴⁰Talmud Bavli, Bava Batra 79a “Rav said: “Whoever excuses himself from studying the words of Torah, a fire consumes him.” Likewise, our sages, of blessed memory, stated,⁵⁴¹Talmud Bavli, Chagigah 12b; Ketubot 111b; Brachot 63a and elsewhere. “Whoever weakens or stops his study of words of Torah to engage in idle chatter, will be fed the hot coals of a Juniper tree, as written,⁵⁴²Job 30:3 ‘They pluck saltwort and the leaves of wormwood and the roots of the Juniper tree is their bread.’” Our sages, of blessed memory, likewise stated,⁵⁴³Mishnah Avot 3:4 “One who turns his heart to idle matters is mortally guilty,” as written,⁵⁴⁴Deuteronomy 4:9 “Only beware for yourself and greatly beware for your soul, lest you forget the words⁵⁴⁵The word “Dvarim-דברים” is generally translated as “things” but also means “words” and in the above verse refers to the words of Torah and the Ten Commandments (which are called (Exodus 34:28) “Aseret HaDvarim-עשרת הדברים”), as stated in the continuing verse (Deuteronomy 4:10), “The day that you stood before HaShem-יהו״ה, your God, at Chorev.” that your eyes have beheld and lest you remove them from your heart all the days of your life etc.”