Commentary for Pesachim 235:8
א"ר יהושע בן לוי בשעה שאמר הקב"ה לאדם (בראשית ג, יח) וקוץ ודרדר תצמיח לך זלגו עיניו דמעות אמר לפניו רבש"ע אני וחמורי נאכל באבוס אחד כיון שאמר לו (בראשית ג, יט) בזעת אפך תאכל לחם נתקררה דעתו
whereas of sustenance it is written, in toil [be-'izzabon - shalt thou eat].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 17 'Izzabon is more emphatic than 'ezeb (both belong to the same root) , and therefore denotes greater suffering.');"><sup>15</sup></span> R'Johanan also said: Man's sustenance is more difficult [to come by] than the redemption, for of redemption it is written, the angel who hath redeemed me from all evil,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Gen. XLVIII, 16.');"><sup>16</sup></span> thus a mere angel [sufficed], whereas of sustenance it is written, the God who hath fed [shepherded] me.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 15.');"><sup>17</sup></span>
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