Komentaryong Sumisipi para sa 2 Mga Hari 5:1

And all the other things listed in the Talmud and Midrashim have no support from this Torah passage, therefore I have seen fit to establish all the particular actions done to the metzora [person afflicted with tzara’at] on the foundation of these three things: evil speech [lashon hara], arrogance, and desire for wealth. The verse encompasses them by saying, Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, him I will cut off; he who has haughty eyes and a proud heart, him I will not endure (Psalms 101:5). A proud heart refers to one who covets wealth, as they said (Avot 5:23) about Balaam that he had “a wide soul” [meaning he was greedy]. And him I will cut off the Sages interpreted (Arachin 15b) as referring to a confirmed metzora. The verse makes two divisions, joining haughty eyes with proud heart because both come from the same source, for the root of the eye depends on the understanding of the heart (Avodah Zarah 28b). Every haughty person has a proud heart, for every arrogant person desires great wealth through which he can display the glory of his greatness. Conversely, all wealth causes a lifting of the heart, as it is written And your silver and gold increase… and your heart becomes proud (Deuteronomy 8:13-14). Evidence of this is from what Elisha said to Gehazi, May the leprosy of Naaman cling to you (2 Kings 5:27). Why did he need to mention Naaman’s leprosy? Because Gehazi was coveting wealth (see 2 Kings 5:20-24), and Naaman was haughty. The commentators learned this from what is written Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in the sight of his master (2 Kings 5:1). This means that even in the presence of his master, he conducted himself with greatness and pride. We have already said that arrogance and greed come from the same source, therefore he said, May Naaman’s leprosy cling to you. Similarly, David joined them together saying, he who has haughty eyes and a proud heart, etc.