Kabbalah for Niddah 61:52
ישב לו קוץ לאחד מהן התחיל מחרף ומגדף
David in effect said to the Holy One, blessed be He, 'Sovereign of the world, Thou hast winnowed me<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. supra n. 2. ');"><sup>47</sup></span>
The Beginning of Wisdom
23. The sefirot have both revealed and concealed aspects. The revealed is considered external, and the concealed, internal. An example of the concealed aspect is a kindness done in secrecy in which the kindness or goodness is not recognized, as stated in Proverbs: "Good is a revealed rebuke coming from a hidden love," and as stated in Talmud, "The recipient of a miracle does not recognize it as such."
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