Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Musar for Bava Kamma 99:23

אמר ר' חנינא כל האומר הקב"ה ותרן הוא יותרו חייו שנאמר (דברים לב, ד) הצור תמים פעלו כי כל דרכיו משפט א"ר חנא ואיתימא ר' שמואל בר נחמני מאי דכתיב

R. Nehonia<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' 'Hanina' occurs in Yeb. 121b. ');"><sup>37</sup></span> derived the same lesson from the verse,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ps. LXXXIX, 8. ');"><sup>38</sup></span> <i>God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints and to be had in reverence of all them that are about Him.</i> R. Hanina said: If a man says that the Holy One, blessed be He, is lax in the execution of justice, his life shall be outlawed, for it is stated, <i>He is the Rock, His work is perfect; for all His ways are judment</i>.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XXXII, 4. ');"><sup>39</sup></span> But R. Hana, or as others read R. Samuel b. Nahmani, said: Why is it written<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ex. XXXIV, 6. ');"><sup>40</sup></span>

Mesilat Yesharim

This is to awaken the hearts of those who want to be seduced [by their evil inclination] into thinking that the L-rd, blessed be He, will not bring up in his judgments the minute deeds and will not exact an accounting for them. Rather the general principle is "whoever says the Holy One blessed be He overlooks things will have his life overlooked" (Bava Kama 50a). Likewise they said: "if the evil inclination says to you: 'sin and the Holy One, blessed be He, will forgive you' - do not listen to him" (Chagiga 16a).
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