ח היכי דמי בעל תשובה אמר רב יהודה כגון שבאת לידו דבר עבירה פעם ראשונה ושניה וניצל הימנה מחוי רב יהודה באותה אשה באותו פרק באותו מקום
8 R'Zutra B'Tobiah in the name of R'Nahman said: Here we speak of sins committed by a man against his fellow, there of sins committed by man against the Omnipresent.<a rel="footnote" href="#13"><sup>13</sup></a> It was taught: R'Jose B'Judah said: If a man commits a transgression, the first, second and third time he is forgiven, the fourth time he is not forgiven, as it is said: Thus saith the Lord.' For three transgressions of Israel, Yea for four, I will not reverse it;<a rel="footnote" href="#14"><sup>14</sup></a> and furthermore it says: Lo, all these things does God work, twice, yea, thrice, with a man.<a rel="footnote" href="#15"><sup>15</sup></a> What does ' furthermore' serve for? - One might have assumed that applies only to a community, but not to an individual, therefore: Come and hear [the additional verse]: 'Lo, all these things does God work, twice, yea, thrice with a man'.