Commentary for Pesachim 108:2
ת"ר שבעה דברים מכוסים מבני אדם אלו הן יום המיתה ויום הנחמה ועומק הדין ואין אדם יודע מה בלבו של חבירו ואין אדם יודע במה משתכר ומלכות בית דוד מתי תחזור ומלכות חייבת מתי תכלה
These are they: the day of death, and the day of comfort,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' No man knows when he will be relieved of his anxieties.');"><sup>3</sup></span> the depth [extent] of judgment;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. Divine Judgment (Rashi) .');"><sup>4</sup></span> and a man does not know what is in his neighbour's heart; and a man does not know from what he will earn; and when the Davidic dynasty will return;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This was probably said in order to discourage those who tried to calculate the advent of the Messiah on the basis of Scripture; cf. Sanh. 97a.');"><sup>5</sup></span>
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