Commentary for Sanhedrin 199:18

אמר ר' יהושע וכי אפשר לומר כן אדם נותן מלא עומסו לעני בעולם הזה הקב"ה נותן לו מלא עומסו לעולם הבא והכתיב (ישעיהו מ, יב) שמים בזרת תכן ואתה אי אומר כן איזו היא מדה מרובה מדת טובה מרובה או מדת פורענות

For it was said in the West, [i.e., Palestine] in the name of Raba b. Mari: The Holy One, blessed be He, will give to every righteous man three hundred ten worlds, as it is written, <i>That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance</i> [<i>yesh</i>]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [H]. ');">³⁴</span> <i>and <!-- Exhibit 102 moved to 101b below -->I will fill their treasures</i>:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Prov. VIII, 21. ');">³⁵</span> now the numerical value of <i>yesh</i> is 310.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Thus man's receptive capacity will be enormously increased — that too is the probable meaning of this statement. ');">³⁶</span> It has been taught, R. Meir said: in the measure which one measures, so will there be [measured out] to him, as it is written, in measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt contend with it.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Isa. XXVII, 8, I.e., in the same measure that sin spreads, so it is punished, and conversely, the same holds good of righteousness — the conception of 'measure for measure'. ');">³⁷</span> R. Judah said: But can we say thus: if one gives a handful [of charity] to a poor man in this world, shall the Holy One, blessed be He, give him His hand full in the next? Surely it is written, and meted out heaven with the span? — [He replied:] Do you not admit this? [Now consider:] Which measure is greater? That of goodness [i.e., reward] or of punishment?

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