Reference for Pesachim 235:9
אמר ר"ש בן לקיש אשרינו אם עמדנו בראשונה ועדיין לא פלטינן מינה דקא אכלינן עיסבי דדברא
R'Joshua B'Levi said: When the Holy One, blessed be He, said to Adam, 'Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee,'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Gen. III, 18.');"><sup>18</sup></span> tears flowed from his eyes, and he pleaded before Him, 'Sovereign of the Universe! Shall I and my ass eat out of the same crib!' But as soon as He said to him, 'In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread,'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 19.');"><sup>19</sup></span> his mind was set at rest.
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