Halakhah for Yoma 144:20

באלו נשאלין באורים ותומים כי אתא רב דימי אמר בגדים שכהן גדול משמש בהן משוח מלחמה משמש בהן שנאמר (שמות כט, כט) ובגדי הקודש אשר לאהרן יהיו לבניו אחריו למי שבא בגדולה אחריו

If he is meritorious, it rejoices him; if not, it tries him.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Here the part. passive is interpreted as active, 'tested' becomes 'testing'.');">²⁹</span> Resh Lakish said: From the body of the same passage this can be derived: If he is meritorious, it tests him unto life; if not, it tests him unto death.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It tries and refines him, so that he lives a finer life. It tries him by suffering, which ultimately destroys him.');">³⁰</span>

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