Commentary for Kiddushin 78:8
הרי שאמר לו אביו עלה לבירה והבא לי גוזלות ועלה לבירה ושלח את האם ונטל את הבנים ובחזירתו נפל ומת היכן טובת ימיו של זה והיכן אריכות ימיו של זה אלא למען ייטב לך לעולם שכולו טוב ולמען יאריכון ימיך לעולם שכולו ארוך
[Thus:] in connection with honouring parents it is written, that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. V, 16.');"><sup>19</sup></span> In reference to the dismissal of the nest<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Ibid. XXII, 6f; that precept is always technically so named.');"><sup>20</sup></span> it is written, that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid.');"><sup>21</sup></span>
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
Rava brings in the view of R. Ya’akov—rewards are reserved for the world to come. In this world, people who perform good deeds can die, as is illustrated by the tragic story of the boy who performs the very two mitzvoth that promises a long life and yet nevertheless dies.
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