Reference for Yoma 149:3
(ישעיהו סה, כה) ונחש עפר לחמו ר' אמי ורבי אסי חד אמר אפילו אוכל כל מעדני עולם טועם בהם טעם עפר וחד אמר אפילו אוכל כל מעדני עולם אין דעתו מיושבת עליו עד שיאכל עפר
And dust shall be the serpent's food.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Isa. LXV, 25.');"><sup>6</sup></span> R'Ammi and R'Assi [disputed its meaning], one said: Even if the serpent were to eat all the delicacies of the world, he would feel therein but the taste of dust; the other said Even though he ate all the delicacies of the world, his mind would not be at ease until he had eaten dust. It was taught: R'Jose said, Come and see how different the action of human beings is from that of the Holy One, blessed be He.
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