Commentary for Berakhot 66:24
אטו יראת שמים מילתא זוטרתא היא והא"ר חנינא משום ר' שמעון בן יוחי אין לו להקב"ה בבית גנזיו אלא אוצר של יראת שמים שנאמר (ישעיהו לג, ו) יראת ה' היא אוצרו
Is, then, the fear of Heaven a small thing? Lo, R. Hannina has said in the name of R. Simeon b. Johai : The Holy One, blessed be He, has in His treasury nothing but the store of heavenly fear; as it is said, "And the fear of the Lord which is His treasure" (Is. xxxiii. 6) !
Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot
That God should demand nothing else.
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Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot
M. : Lo, R. Johanan has said.
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