Musar על שבת 311:11

Vayikra Rabbah 20,2 speaks about תפוח עקיבו של אדם הראשון מכהה גלגל חמה, "the protruding part of Adam's heel was capable of inflicting harm on the sun's orbit." Rabbi Shimon ben Menassyah concludes that if this was the effect of Adam's heel, what must have been the effect of his face! [The passage following is based on a discussion of the monthly, daily, or hourly "mazal" and its decisive influence on the fate of a person. It is presumed here that only the hour of birth is of importance but not the zodiac sign of the month, etc. Ed.] The Talmud Shabbat 156a states that if someone is born when the "mazal" of the sun serves, he is apt to be handsome, will be financially independent; on the other hand, whatever secrets he wants to keep will be revealed, i.e. if he steals he will not get away with it. If the sun has so much influence indirectly, how much more influence must it have directly! The expression חמה, sun, is equated with חכמה, wisdom. Our sages interpret the opening verse of our פרשה also to mean that he who makes יראת שמים his objective in life will wear חכמה as a crown on his head. This is what David meant in Psalm 111,10: "The beginning of wisdom is fear of the Lord; all who practice it gain sound understanding." By making humility one's slipper, wisdom will become one's crown.