Daf 129a (דַּף קכ״ט ע״א)

Faces are in four colors (אַנְפִּין אִינוּן בְּאַרְבַּע גַּוָּונִין): there is a man whose face is white, from the side of men of valor (אִית בַּר נַשׁ דְּאַנְפּוֹי חִוְורִין מִסִּטְרָא דְאַנְשֵׁי חַיִל); and there is a man whose face is red, from the side of those who fear Elohim (וְאִית בַּר נַשׁ דְּאַנְפּוֹי סוּמְקָא מִסִּטְרָא דְיִרְאֵי אֱלֹהִים); and there is a man whose face is green, from the side of men of truth (וְאִית בַּר נַשׁ דְּאַנְפּוֹי יְרוֹקִין מִסִּטְרָא דְאַנְשֵׁי אֱמֶת); and there is a man whose face is black, from the side of those who hate gain (וְאִית בַּר נַשׁ דְּאַנְפּוֹי אוּכְמִין מִסִּטְרָא דְשׂוֹנְאֵי בָצַע). Opposite them are four others from the side of defilement, all dark (לְקִבְלַיְיהוּ אַרְבַּע אָחֳרָנִין מִסִּטְרָא דִמְסָאֲבוּ כֻּלְּהוּ חֲשׁוֹכִין): faces from the side of the right, evil lead (אַנְפִּין מִסִּטְרָא דִימִינָא בִישָׁא עוֹפָרֶת), which multiply from white phlegm (דְּמִתְרַבִּין מִלֵּיחָה חִוְורָא). They are thick and gross, and his eyes are thick and gross, and his body is thick and gross (אִינוּן עָבִים וְגַסִּים, וְעִינוֹי גַּסִּים וְעָבִים, וְגוּפֵיהּ עָב וְגַס).

From the side of the right, brain, white like silver (מִסִּטְרָא דִימִינָא מוֹחָא, חִוְורָא כְּכַסְפָּא): the seed of Avraham, My beloved (זֶרַע אַבְרָהָם אוֹהֲבִי) (Isaiah 41). And one whose face and body and all his limbs are gross and thick, he is lazy, heavy, and dark (וּמָאן דְּאִיהוּ אַנְפּוֹי וְגוּפֵיהּ וְכָל אֵבָרִין דִּילֵיהּ גַּסִּין וְעָבִים, אִיהוּ עָצֵל כָּבֵד חָשׁוּךְ). And from the side of this phlegm it is said regarding Avraham: “And a deep sleep fell upon Avram, and behold, a dread, a great darkness fell upon him” (Bereshit 15) (וּמִסִּטְרָא דְהַאי לֵיחָה אִתְּמַר בְּאַבְרָהָם וְתַרְדֵּמָה נָפְלָה עַל אַבְרָם, וְהִנֵּה אֵימָה חֲשֵׁכָה גְדוֹלָה נֹפֶלֶת עָלָיו). And this phlegm is the filth that the serpent cast into Chavah (וְהַאי לֵיחָה אִיהִי זוּהֲמָא דְהִטִּיל נָחָשׁ בְּחַוָּה). And from its side: “Let the work be heavy” (Exodus 5) (וּמִסִּטְרָא דִילֵיהּ תִּכְבַּד הָעֲבֹדָה). And from its side: “And they did not listen to Moshe from shortness of breath and from hard labor” (Exodus 6) (וּמִסִּטְרָאָה וְלֹא שָׁמְעוּ אֶל מֹשֶׁה מִקֹּצֶר רוּחַ וּמֵעֲבוֹדָה קָשָׁה). And from its side: “And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and his servants” (Exodus 9) (וּמִסִּטְרָאָה וַיַּכְבֵּד לֵב פַּרְעֹה וַעֲבָדָיו). And it is the heaviness of the tax and the heaviness of the labor (וְאִיהִי כוֹבֶד הַמַּס וְכוֹבֶד הַמְּלָאכָה).

Green faces (אַנְפִּין יְרוֹקִין), they are from the side of the gall (אִינוּן מִסִּטְרָא דְמָרָה), dark green (יְרוֹקִין חֲשׁוֹכִין). And this man is light, in opposition to the phlegm which is heavy-this one light and this one heavy (וְהַאי בַּר נַשׁ אִיהִי קַל, בְּהִפּוּכָא דְלֵיחָה דְאִיהִי כְּבֵדָה, הַאי קַל וְהַאי כָּבֵד). This one is foolish but good-hearted, and this one is clever but evil-hearted (הַאי פֶּתִי לְבִישׁ וְהַאי פִּקְחָא לְבִישׁ). This one harms quickly and hastens in old age, and this one ages slowly and is delayed in old age (הַאי מַזְקִין בִּמְהִירוּ וְאַקְדִּים בְּסֵיבוּ, וְהַאי קַשִּׁישׁ בְּסֵיבוּ, וְאִיהוּ מְאוּחָר בְּסֵיבוּ). This one becomes a fool, deceiving people with trickery, for he is from the side of the primordial serpent who deceives people (הַאי אִתְעֲבִד פֶּתִי לְמִפְתֵּי בְנֵי נָשָׁא בְרַמָּאוּת, בְּגִין דְּאִיהוּ מִסִּטְרָא דְנָחָשׁ הַקַּדְמוֹנִי דִמְפַתֵּי לִבְנֵי נָשָׁא). Beware of him (אִסְתַּמַּר מִנֵּיהּ). And this green one is clever but evil-hearted (וְהַאי יְרוֹקָא פְקִיחָא לְבִישׁ). This one pours out whatever is in his heart (הַאי כָּל מַה דְּאִית בְּלִבֵּיהּ שָׁפֵיךְ לְבָר), and this one conceals it inside (וְהַאי גָּנִיז לוֹן לְגָאו). This one does all his deeds with delay, and this one does all his deeds quickly (הַאי כָּל עוֹבָדוֹי בְּעִכּוּבָא, וְדָא כָל עוֹבָדוֹי בִּמְהִירוּ). And he is dry in body and face and all his limbs, in opposition to the other (וְאִיהוּ יָבֵשׁ גּוּפָא וְאַנְפִּין וְכָל אֵבָרִין דִּילֵיהּ, בְּהִפּוּכָא דְאָחֳרָא). For Gehinom, which is the green gall, burns in him, for it is anger (בְגִין דְּגֵיהִנָּם דְּאִיהִי מָרָה יְרוֹקָא אוֹקִיד בֵּיהּ דְּאִיהִי כֹּעִס). He is certainly angry, for a fire burns in him at the moment, and immediately it subsides (כַּעִסָן אִיהוּ וַדַּאי, דְּאוֹקִיד בֵּיהּ נוּרָא לְפוּם שַׁעִתָּא וּמִיָּד שָׁכִיךְ). So too all his deeds he must do quickly (הָכִי כָּל עוֹבָדוֹי בָּעִי לְמֶעֱבַד בִּמְהִירוּ). And the other, who is heavy, in tranquility (וְאָחֳרָא דְאִיהוּ כָּבֵד בְּנַחַת). This one in opposition to that one (דָּא בְּהִפּוּכָא דְּדָא). This one is serpent and this one is seraph (דָּא נָחָשׁ וְדָא שָׂרָף). This one is water and this one is fire (דָּא מַיָּא וְדָא אֶשָּׁא): water, waters of the flood which destroyed all flesh (מַיָּא דְמֵי טוֹפָנָא דְחָבִיל כָּל בִּשְׂרָא); this other from it is brimstone and fire (הַאי אָחֳרָא מִנֵּיהּ גָּפְרִית וָאֵשׁ).

Red faces (אַנְפִּין סוּמְקִין) are from the other side (מִסִּטְרָא אָחֳרָא). This one appears intermediate, not gross and not dry (הַאי אִתְחַזֵּי בֵּינוֹנִי לָא גַס וְלָא יָבֵשׁ). This one reddens from the side of Ma’adim (Mars) (הַאי אִתְאַדַּם מִסִּטְרָא דְמַאֲדִים). He is a shedder of blood (אוֹשִׁיד דְּמָא אִיהוּ). Beware of him (אִסְתַּמַּר מִנֵּיהּ). And two of them are in opposition, red and black (וּתְרֵין אִינוּן בְּהִפּוּכָא סוּמָק וְאוּכָּם): this one is intermediate in balance (דָּא בֵינוֹנִי בְּמַתְקְלָא), and this one is opposite, from the other side (וְדָא בְהִפּוּכָא מִסִּטְרָא אָחֳרָא). This one is joyous and this one is sad (דָּא שַׂמְחָן וְדָא עֲצִיב): joyous, from the side of blood, laughter of the fool (שַׂמְחָן מִסִּטְרָא דְדָם שְׂחוֹק הַכְּסִיל); and this one is sad, from the side of the black gall (וְדָא עֲצִיב מִסִּטְרָא דְמָרָה אוּכְמָא). This one robs and sheds blood, and he is forgiving (דָּא גָזֵיל וְשָׁפֵיךְ דְּמָא וְאִיהוּ וַותְּרָן); and this one gathers and amasses by hand (וְדָא כָּנִישׁ קוֹבֵץ עַל יָד). From the side of purity, in opposition (מִסִּטְרָא דְּדַכְיוּ בְּהִפּוּכָא): men of valor, white faces, from the side of the brain (אַנְשֵׁי חַיִל אַנְפִּין חִוְורִין מִסִּטְרָא דְמוֹחָא); those who fear Elohim, from the side of the heart (יִרְאֵי אֱלֹהִים מִסִּטְרָא דְלִבָּא); men of truth, from the side of the mouth (אַנְשֵׁי אֱמֶת מִסִּטְרָא דְפִימָא); haters of gain, from the side of the body (שׂוֹנְאֵי בָצַע מִסִּטְרָא דְגוּפָא). And behold, it was established: men of valor, those who fear Elohim, men of truth, and haters of gain are from the side of Adonai (וְהָא אוּקְמוּהָ אַנְשֵׁי חַיִל יִרְאֵי אֱלֹהִים אַנְשֵׁי אֱמֶת שׂוֹנְאֵי בָצַע מִסִּטְרָא דְאדני). Their measure and their proportion is YHVH, within and without (שִׁעוּר וּמִדָּה דִלְהוֹן יהוה מִלְּגָאו וּמִלְּבָר). Yod is enclothed in men of valor, and that is the brain, where is Chokhmah (י אִתְלַבַּשׁ בְּאַנְשֵׁי חַיִל וְדָא מוֹחָא דְתַמָּן חָכְמָה). Heh in those who fear Elohim, that is the heart (ה בְּיִרְאֵי אֱלֹהִים דְּאִיהוּ לִבָּא). And there are awe and love, which are Yod Heh on the right and on the left (וְתַמָּן דְּחִילוּ וּרְחִימוּ דְאִינוּן י ה בִּימִינָא וּבִשְׂמָאלָא). And they are hidden in the brain and in the heart (וְאִינוּן נִסְתָּרוֹת בְּמוֹחָא וּבְלִבָּא). Vav is enclothed in the mouth, from the side of those who are men of truth (ו אִתְלַבַּשׁ בְּפִימָא מִסִּטְרָא דְאִלֵּין דְּאִינוּן אַנְשֵׁי אֱמֶת). Heh is enclothed in the body, from the side of those who hate gain (ה אִתְלַבַּשׁ בְּגוּפָא מִסִּטְרָא דְאִלֵּין שׂוֹנְאֵי בָצַע). And they are Torah and mitzvah (וְאִינוּן תּוֹרָה וּמִצְוָה). And upon them it is said: “And the revealed things” (וַעֲלַיְיהוּ אִתְּמַר וְהַנִּגְלוֹת).