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עינו בכוסו, עריות כולן דומות עליו כמישור. וחד אמר: כל הנותן עינו בכוסו, כל העולם כולו דומה עליו כמישור.
his eye on his cup, i.e., is habitually drunk, all the prohibitions of those with whom sex are forbidden seem to him like level [mishor] ground. He is unaware of the pitfalls of sin and continues walking along a twisted and dangerous path. And one said: Whoever casts his eye on his cup, the whole world seems to him like level [mishor] ground. Not only is such a person unconcerned by forbidden sex, but all other prohibitions, e.g., monetary prohibitions, also seem permitted in his eyes.
״דאגה בלב איש ישחנה״, רבי אמי ורבי אסי, חד אמר: ישחנה מדעתו, וחד אמר: ישיחנה לאחרים.
§ The Talmud explains another verse in Proverbs: “If there is care in a man’s heart, let him quash it [yashḥena]” (Proverbs 12:25). R' Ami and R' Asi dispute the verse’s meaning. One said: He should forcefully push it [yasḥena] out of his mind. One who worries should banish his concerns from his thoughts. And one said: It means he should tell [yesiḥena] others his concerns, which will lower his anxiety.
״ונחש עפר לחמו״, רבי אמי ורבי אסי, חד אמר: אפילו אוכל כל מעדני עולם — טועם בהם טעם עפר, וחד אמר: אפילו אוכל כל מעדני עולם — אין דעתו מיושבת עליו עד שיאכל עפר.
§ Another verse states: “And dust should be the serpent’s food” (Isaiah 65:25). R' Ami and R' Asi dispute the verse’s meaning. One said: Even if the serpent eats all the delicacies in the world, they will still taste like dust. And one said: Even if it eats all the delicacies in the world, its mind is unsettled until it also eats some dust.
תניא, אמר רבי יוסי: בוא וראה שלא כמדת הקדוש ברוך הוא מדת בשר ודם. מדת בשר ודם: מקניט את חבירו — יורד עמו לחייו. אבל הקדוש ברוך הוא אינו כן: קלל את הנחש, עולה לגג — מזונותיו עמו, יורד למטה — מזונותיו עמו.
With regard to the same topic, it was taught in a baraita: R' Yosei said: Come and see that the attribute of God is different than the attribute of flesh and blood. The attribute of flesh and blood is that one who seeks to provoke another harasses him in all aspects of his life, but God does not act in this way. He cursed the serpent and what happened? When the serpent goes up to the roof its food is with it, and when it comes down its food is with it. Consequently, the curse that it suffers does not ruin its life but rather benefits it.