Jewish%20thought for Sanhedrin 182:3

אף הקב"ה מביא נשמה וזורקה בגוף ודן אותם כאחד שנאמר (תהלים נ, ד) יקרא אל השמים מעל ואל הארץ לדין עמו יקרא אל השמים מעל זו נשמה ואל הארץ לדין עמו זה הגוף:

'Then,' said he to him, 'it should go only as far as mid-heaven, pay homage, and then re-ascend?'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Because it is not etiquette to go right up to one in saluting him. ');">⁴</span> — 'On account of the workers and wayfarers.'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Were the sun to set suddenly in mid-heaven, i.e., at midday, they would have no sign when to cease work or halt. ');">⁵</span>

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