Daf 77a (דַּף ע״ז ע״א)

And these secrets are in the fingers of the right hand (וְרָזִין אִלֵּין בְּאֶצְבְּעָן דִּימִינָא), in the small and in the great (בִּזְעֵירָא וּבְרַבְרְבָא). And the sign is: “The small as the great you shall hear” (וְסִימָן: כַּקָּטֹן כַּגָּדוֹל תִּשְׁמָעוּן) (Deuteronomy 1). These two fingers are in these secrets (אֵלּוּ תְּרֵין אֶצְבְּעָן בְּרָזִין אִלֵּין), and thus are they in the Secrets that I learned from my master (וְהָכִי אִינּוּן בְּרָזִין דְּאוֹלִיפְנָא מִנֵּיהּ דְּמוֹר), And they are not among the secrets of Rav Yissa Sava (וְלֹא אִינּוּן בְּרָזֵי דְּרַב יֵיסָא סָבָא).

From here and onward are other lines (מִכָּאן וּלְהָלְאָה שִׂרְטוּטִין אַחֲרָנִין), which are all called “Toldot” (דְּאִקְרוּן כֻּלְּהוּ תּוֹלְדוֹת), and these are the “Toldot Adam” (וְאִינּוּן תּוֹלְדוֹת אָדָם), as it is written: “These are the generations of the heavens” (כְּמָה דִּכְתִּיב: תּוֹלְדוֹת הַשָּׁמַיִם) (Bereshit 2). And behold, it has been said: all is this secret (וְהָא אִתְּמַר, דְּכֹלָּא רָזָא דָּא).

In the likeness of this-“Toldot Adam” (כְּגַוְונָא דָּא: תּוֹלְדוֹת אָדָם), in all those forms of countenance (בְּכָל אִינּוּן דִּיּוּקְנִין דְּאַנְפִּין), and in all those we mentioned (וּבְכָל אִינּוּן דְּקָאָמַרָן). And in these generations of the hand-lines (וּבְאִלֵּין תּוֹלְדוֹת דְּשִׂרְטוּטֵי יְדִין), which appear in inward secrets (דְּאִתְחַזְיָין בְּרָזִין פְּנִימָאִין), as they are seen (כְּמָה דְּאִתְחָזֵי): “This is the book of the generations of Adam”-regarding the lines (זֶה סֵפֶר תּוֹלְדוֹת אָדָם, לְשִׂרְטוּטִין), the sign: ZRH PSTZ (סִימָן: זר״ה פ״ס״ץ). secrets for the wise of heart (רָזִין לְחַכִּימֵי לִבָּא): RZHSP (רזהס״ף), five letters (חָמֵשׁ אַתְוָון), in five gates (בְּחָמֵשׁ תַּרְעִין), to know wisdom with understanding (לְמִנְדַּע חָכְמָה בְּסוּכְלְתָנוּ).

The first gate: the letter Reish (תַּרְעָא קַדְמָאָה: ר׳). On the hand there are fine lines and large lines (בִּידָא אִית שִׂרְטוּטִין דְּקִיקִין, וְשִׂרְטוּטִין רַבְרְבִין). And all of them are interwoven, one with the other (וְכֻלְּהוּ מִתְעָרְבֵי דָּא עִם דָּא).

The great lines that are in the hand (שִׂרְטוּטִין רַבְרְבִין דְּאִית בִּידָא), when they are two in length and two in breadth (כַּד אִינּוּן תְּרֵין בְּאַרְכָּא, וּתְרֵין בְּפוּתְיָא), and they are bound one with the other (וְאָחִידוּ דָּא בְּדָא): this is in the secret of the letter Heh (דָּא אִיהוּ בְּרָזָא דְּאָת ה׳), and in the secret of the letter Reish (וּבְרָזָא דְּאָת ר׳), and it pushes aside the letter Zayin (וְדָחֵי לְאָת ז׳), and takes these two letters (וְנָטִיל אִלֵּין תְּרֵין אַתְוָון). In the breadth, it takes the Heh (בְּפוּתְיָא נָטִיל ה׳), in the length, it takes the Reish (בְּאַרְכָּא נָטִיל ר׳), and its sign is: Heh–Reish (וְסִימָן דִּילֵיהּ: ה״ר).

This one has in his left hand (דָּא אִית לֵיהּ בִּידָא שְׂמָאלָא), in this manner (כְּהַאי גַּוְונָא), with these great lines (בְּאִלֵּין שִׂרְטוּטִין רַבְרְבִין). But those small lines that the right hand took (אֲבָל אִינּוּן שִׂרְטוּטִין זְעִירִין דְּנָטְלָא יְמִינָא), the left did not take (לָא נָטְלָא שְׂמָאלָא). The right took (דִּימִינָא נָטְלָא), one fine line above in length (חַד שִׂרְטוּטָא דָּקִיק לְעֵילָּא בְּאַרְכָּא), and one fine line below (וְחַד שִׂרְטוּטָא דָּקִיק לְתַתָּא), which grasps between those two great lines (דְּאָחִיד בֵּין אִינּוּן תְּרֵין שִׂרְטוּטִין רַבְרְבָן). In the breadth is one fine line (בְּפוּתְיָא אִית חַד שִׂרְטוּטָא דָּקִיק), which grasps below those two upon which it rests (דְּאָחִיד לְתַתָּא בְּאִינּוּן תְּרֵין דְּשַׁרְיָא עָלֵיהּ). But in the left it is not so (וּבִשְׂמָאלָא לָאו הָכִי), and its Secret is in the right (וְרָזָא דִּילֵיהּ אִיהוּ בִּימִינָא), and not in the left (וְלָאו בִּשְׂמָאלָא).

This is the man (הַאי אִיהוּ בַּר נָשׁ), who at times desires to be in the house (דִּלְזִמְנִין תָּאִיב בְּבֵיתָא), and at times on the road (וּלְזִמְנִין בְּאָרְחָא); this one does not settle his heart in this or in that (דָּא לָא שָׁכִיךְ לִבֵּיהּ בְּהַאי וּבְהַאי). When he is in the house, he longs for the road (כַּד אִיהוּ בְּבֵיתָא תָּאִיב בְּאָרְחָא), and when he is on the road, he longs for the house (וְכַד אִיהוּ בְּאָרְחָא, תָּאִיב בְּבֵיתָא). He succeeds constantly on the road (אַצְלַח תָּדִיר בְּאָרְחָא), and at times in the house (וּלְזִמְנִין בְּבֵיתָא). This one has succeeded in Orayta (דָּא אַצְלַח בְּאוֹרַיְּיתָא), and in the secrets of the Orayta, if he labors in them (וּבְרָזֵי דְּאוֹרַיְּיתָא אִי אִשְׁתְּדַל בְּהוּ). This one is despised in his hatred (הַאי חָמֵי בְּשַׂנְאוֹי), yet many are benefited through him (תּוֹעַלְתָּא לְסַגִּיאִין בֵּיהּ). He is lazy in matters of the world (עַצְלָא אִיהוּ בְּמִלֵּי דְּעָלְמָא). If he is aroused (אִי אִתְּעַר), they are aroused from above to benefit him (אִתְּעָרוּן לְאוֹטָבָא לֵיהּ מִלְּעֵילָּא). He is meritorious in his words (זָכֵי בְּמִלּוֹי). This one is generous and disperses wealth (דָּא אִיהוּ חֲמִידָא וּמְפַזֵּר מָמוֹנָא). He is good of eye (טָב עֵינָא אִיהוּ). His prayer is heard (צְלוֹתֵיהּ אִשְׁתְּמַע). He descends and ascends in matters of wealth (נָחִית וְסָלִיק בְּמָמוֹנָא).

This is the one whose heart is sometimes broken toward his Master (דָּא אִיהוּ דִּלְזִמְנִין מִתְּבַּר לִבֵּיהּ לְגַבֵּיהּ מָארֵיהּ). And then three small lines are found (וּכְדֵין אִשְׁתְּכָחוּ תְּלַת שִׂרְטוּטִין זְעִירִין), that pass through that fine tracing (דִּמְעַבְּרָן בְּהַהוּא שִׂרְטוּטָא דָּקִיק), which was added onto those two of breadth (דְּאִתּוֹסָף עַל אִינּוּן תְּרֵין דְּפוּתְיָא), and this is the secret of the letter Heh that joins with Reish (וְרָזָא דָּא ה׳ דְּמִתְחַבְּרָא עִם ר׳). This is the road (דָּא אָרְחָא), this is the house (דָּא בֵּיתָא). This is joy (דָּא חֶדְוָה), this is sadness (דָּא עֲצִיבוּ). This is benefit (דָּא תּוֹעַלְתָּא), this is laziness (דָּא עַצְלָא). This is good of eye (דָּא טָב עֵינָא), this is generous and disperses wealth (דָּא חֲמִידָא וּמְפַזֵּר מָמוֹנָא). This one breaks his heart (דָּא מִתְּבַּר לִבֵּיהּ), and returns to his Master (וְתָב לְמָארֵיהּ).

Second gate, Zayin (תַּרְעָא תִּנְיָינָא, ז׳). On the right (בִּימִינָא), in the chamber of absorption (בְּקַסְטִירוּ דְּקוֹלְטָא), inscriptions are commonly found (רְשִׁימִין שְׁכִיחֵי), when three great lines are found in the breadth (כַּד אִשְׁתְּכָחוּ תְּלַת שִׂרְטוּטִין רַבְרְבִין בְּפוּתְיָא), and two great ones in the length (וּתְרֵין רַבְרְבִין בְּאַרְכָּא), and one of those in the length (וְחַד מֵאִינּוּן דְּאָרְכָּא) is joined to those two of the breadth (אָחִיד בְּאִינּוּן תְּרֵין דְּפוּתְיָא), and one other is not joined with them (וְחַד אַחֲרָא לָא אָחִיד בְּהוּ).

This one has a blemish in his seed (הַאי אִית פַּסְלוּ בְּזַרְעֵיהּ), either from the side of his father (מִסִּטְרָא דַּאֲבוֹי), or from the side of his mother (אוֹ מִסִּטְרָא דְּאִמֵּיהּ). And then are found below, from those three lines of breadth (וּכְדֵין מִשְׁתַּכְּחֵי לְתַתָּא מֵאִינּוּן תְּלַת שִׂרְטוּטִין דְּפוּתְיָא), two fine lines (תְּרֵין שִׂרְטוּטִין דְּקִיקִין), which are joined to them below (דַּאֲחִידָן בְּהוּ לְתַתָּא). This is the man (הַאי אִיהוּ בַּר נָשׁ), who rectifies his deeds (מְתַקֵּן עוֹבָדוֹי) before other people (קָמֵי בְּנֵי נָשָׁא), yet his heart is not straight (וְלִבֵּיהּ לָא קְשׁוֹט). And in the time of old age, he returns to repair (וּלְזִמְנָא דְּסִיב, אַהְדָּר לְאִתְתַּקְנָא). Then are found those two lines in the length (כְּדֵין אִשְׁתְּכָחוּ אִינּוּן תְּרֵין שִׂרְטוּטִין בְּאַרְכָּא), joined with those of the breadth (אֲחִידָן בְּאִינוּן דְּפוּתְיָא), this one with that one (דָא עִם דָא). And two others with them in the middle (וּתְרֵין אַחֲרָנִין עִמְהוֹן בְּאֶמְצָעִיתָא), fine ones (דְּקִיקִין), and this one in length (וְדָא בְּאַרְכָּא). And three fine ones in breadth (וּתְלַת דְּקִיקִין בְּפוּתְיָא), and the secret of this is the letter Zayin joined with the letter Reish (וְרָזָא דָּא ז׳ דְּמִתְחַבְּרָא בְּאָת ר׳).