Commentary for Sotah 3:11
ותנן נמי עד אחד אומר אני ראיתי שניטמאת לא היתה שותה
as it is said: For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ps. CXXV, 3. ');"><sup>18</sup></span> Rabbah b. Bar Hanah said in the name of R. Johanan: It is as difficult to pair them as was the division of the Red Sea; as it is said: God setteth the solitary in families: He bringeth out the prisoners into prosperity!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. LXVIII, 7. The first clause refers to marriage-making, the second to the release of prisoners. Therefore the two are declared identical as regards difficulty. ');"><sup>19</sup></span>
Rashi on Sotah
"A man's wife is matched in accordance with his deeds" — A modest woman for a righteous man, a promiscuous woman for an evil man.
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