Commentary for Pesachim 222:13

איסרא דמזוני נקיד שמיה איסרא דעניותא נבל שמיה צעא אפומא דחצבא קשי לעניותא מאן דשתי מיא בצעי קשי לברוקתי דאכיל תחלי ולא משי ידיה מפחיד תלתין יומין

Crumbs in a house lead to poverty: the demons rest upon them on the nights of Sabbaths and on the nights of the fourth days. The genius appointed over sustenance is called Neki'ah [Cleanliness]; the genius appointed over poverty is called Nabal [Folly or Filth]. Dirt on the spout of a pitcher leads to poverty. He who drinks water out of a plate is liable to a cataract. He who eats cress without [first] washing his hands will suffer fear thirty days.

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