Commentary for Yoma 153:7

אמר לפניו רבש"ע אם יהיו כל חכמי או"ה בכף מאזנים ודניאל איש חמודות בכף שניה לא נמצא מכריע את כולם אמר הקב"ה מי הוא זה שמלמד זכות על בני אמרו לפניו רבש"ע גבריאל אמר להם יבא שנאמר (דניאל י, יב) ואני באתי בדבריך אמר להו ליעול אעיילוהו

Put down the Sages for the poll-tax! They did so. When they were about to sign, Gabriel came forth from behind the curtain and said: It is vain for you that ye rise early, and sit up late, ye that eat the bread of to so He giveth unto His beloved in sleep.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ps. CXXVII, 2.');">¹⁸</span> .<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The nations of the world should not be able to subdue or tax these, for they are the beloved of the Lord, and their own wives, in denying sleep to themselves in this world (taking 'yedid' ad hoc as if derived from 'nadad', flee, avoid i.e., sleep) earn eternal salvation. God thus protects them. When this argument proved unavailing, they made another attempt by comparing Daniel with all non-Jewish scholars, and this was accepted by the Lord.');">¹⁹</span> No attention was paid to him.

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