Musar for Bava Batra 32:5
מנא הוו ידעי איכא דאמרי כלילא הוה להו ואיכא דאמרי אילני הוה להו וכיון דכמשי הוו ידעי אמר רבא היינו דאמרי אינשי או חברא כחברי דאיוב או מיתותא
R. Johanan says: [the word larob indicates that] increase [rebiah] came in to the world;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Because girls are married earlier than boys. ');"><sup>8</sup></span> Resh Lakish says [it indicates that] strife [meribah] came into the world. Said Resh Lakish to R. Johanan: On your view that it means that increase came into the world, why was not the number of Job's daughters doubled?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Like his cattle. V. Job XLII, 22. ');"><sup>9</sup></span>
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