Musar for Sanhedrin 203:9
מאי ושניהם לבדם בשדה אמר רב יהודה אמר רב שכל תלמידי חכמים דומין לפניהם כעשבי השדה ואיכא דאמר שכל טעמי תורה מגולין להם כשדה
a Tanna taught in R. Jose's name: [It was] a place predestined for evil; in Shechem Dinah was ravished;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Gen. XXXIV. ');"><sup>16</sup></span> in Shechem his brethren sold Joseph;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Dothan, where Joseph was sold (Gen. XXXVII, 17), being in the vicinity of Shechem. ');"><sup>17</sup></span>
Mesilat Yesharim
Behold, Yerovam ben Nevat lost his portion in the World to Come only due to honor. This is what our sages said: "the Holy One blessed be He seized him by his garment and said to him: 'repent and you and I and the son of Yishai (David) will stroll together in the Garden of Eden'. Yeravam asked: 'who will be at the head?' G-d replied: 'the son of Yishai will be at the head'. Yeravam replied: 'if so, I don't want'."
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