אֹ֣רַח חַ֭יִּים פֶּן־תְּפַלֵּ֑ס נָע֥וּ מַ֝עְגְּלֹתֶ֗יהָ לֹ֣א תֵדָֽע׃ (פ)
Baka timbangin mo pa siya laban sa landas ng buhay; pagala-gala ang kanyang mga landas, at hindi mo iyon mamamalayan.
Ibn Ezra
עצביכם Your debtors.2A. V., Your labours. And thy labours. Sorrow. עצבים means money. Comp. ועצביך and thy wealth (Prov. 5:10); it is probably connected with עצבון labour2a (Gen. 3:17); comp. יגיע בפיך the labour of thine hands (Ps. 128:2); יגיע מצרים the labour of Egypt (45:14).
Ibn Ezra
עליה Its leaves. Each of its leaves.11A. V., It. Comp. ii. Note 18. Comp. 1:30.12This instance is only quoted to show that עליה means her leaves. R. Isaak ben Saul confounds the Kal יפקד and the Niphal נפקד; it is only the latter which has the meaning to be missing. R. Moses Hakkohen explains it thus, I shall guard it day and night, lest the enemy hurt it. I think that this explanation is the right one.
Kli Yakar
“So that it will be good for you and you will have long life.” This language is also said regarding honoring father and mother in the second set of Commandments, and the phrase so that it will be good for you implies that good will automatically flow to you from this. Now, with honoring father and mother, the matter is simple: if you honor your father and mother, then your children will see you and do likewise when they grow up. Similarly, when your children see you sending away the mother bird, they will learn a kal vachomer that if you show respect to those who give birth even among animals, how much more so should they respect their own parents.
The reward for both these commandments is long life because these two commandments strengthen faith in the creation of the world. Just as there is a cause for every cause, and things are linked back to the First Cause, blessed be He, so too every born being has a progenitor, going back to the First Creator, blessed be He. It is fitting to show honor to Him, and from His honor, He has shared honor with all progenitors who descend from Him, blessed be He, from cause to cause.
Therefore, the Torah mentions the observance of Shabbat alongside the commandment to honor father and mother everywhere, because Shabbat, which comes to commemorate the creation of the world, causes one to fulfill the commandment of honoring parents. This counters the belief of those who believe in the eternity of the universe, who say that the world has no beginning and that everything necessarily exists. According to their ignorant reasoning, there is no advantage of the progenitor over the progeny. We, however, believe that the First Creator, blessed be He, shared His honor with all progenitors who are influenced by Him, blessed be He, and this is the reason for honoring father and mother and for sending away the mother bird.
For this reason, the Torah placed this commandment next to the commandment when you build a new house, and our Sages said (Tanchuma Teitzei 1): “If you fulfill the commandment of sending away the mother bird, you will merit building a new house.” What is the connection between these two? Because the commandment of sending away the mother bird brings you to believe in the creation of the world, which the Holy One, blessed be He, built and created. Therefore, measure for measure, you will also merit to build a new house. This is the foundation of faith, and it is written And the righteous shall live by his faith (Habakkuk 2:4). For through faith, one cleaves to the source of life; therefore, the reward is long life. This is why they interpreted (Bereishit Rabbah 6:2) the verse Lest you should ponder the path of life (Proverbs 5:6) regarding the sending away of the mother bird.
The reward for both these commandments is long life because these two commandments strengthen faith in the creation of the world. Just as there is a cause for every cause, and things are linked back to the First Cause, blessed be He, so too every born being has a progenitor, going back to the First Creator, blessed be He. It is fitting to show honor to Him, and from His honor, He has shared honor with all progenitors who descend from Him, blessed be He, from cause to cause.
Therefore, the Torah mentions the observance of Shabbat alongside the commandment to honor father and mother everywhere, because Shabbat, which comes to commemorate the creation of the world, causes one to fulfill the commandment of honoring parents. This counters the belief of those who believe in the eternity of the universe, who say that the world has no beginning and that everything necessarily exists. According to their ignorant reasoning, there is no advantage of the progenitor over the progeny. We, however, believe that the First Creator, blessed be He, shared His honor with all progenitors who are influenced by Him, blessed be He, and this is the reason for honoring father and mother and for sending away the mother bird.
For this reason, the Torah placed this commandment next to the commandment when you build a new house, and our Sages said (Tanchuma Teitzei 1): “If you fulfill the commandment of sending away the mother bird, you will merit building a new house.” What is the connection between these two? Because the commandment of sending away the mother bird brings you to believe in the creation of the world, which the Holy One, blessed be He, built and created. Therefore, measure for measure, you will also merit to build a new house. This is the foundation of faith, and it is written And the righteous shall live by his faith (Habakkuk 2:4). For through faith, one cleaves to the source of life; therefore, the reward is long life. This is why they interpreted (Bereishit Rabbah 6:2) the verse Lest you should ponder the path of life (Proverbs 5:6) regarding the sending away of the mother bird.