“Advice in the heart of man is deep waters, but a man of understanding will bring it forth.” (Mishlei, 20:5) There is precious value hidden in the heart of every soul of Israel, and within it is advice as to how to stand before his deficiency and overcome his evil inclination. A man of understanding is one who understands that he needs to complete the place that is lacking in his soul, and he will draw forth from the preciousness at his depths until he can stand against his evil inclination. This is as it is written in the Midrash (Shir Hashirim Rabba, 1:8), “It was like a deep well of clean, pure water, which no one could reach, until Shlomo haMelech came along, attaching rope to rope and strand to strand until he could draw up the water.”
מַיִם עֲמֻקִּים עֵצָה בְלֶב אִישׁ וְאִישׁ תְּבוּנָה יִדְלֶנָּה. הִנֵּה בְּכָל נֶפֶשׁ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל נִמְצָא יַקְרוּת טָמוּן בְּלִבּוֹ וְיֵשׁ בּוֹ עֵצוֹת אֵיךְ לַעֲמוֹד נֶגֶד חֶסְרוֹנוֹ וּלְהִתְגַּבֵּר עַל יִצְרוֹ, "וְאִישׁ תְּבוּנוֹת" הַיְינוּ שֶׁהוּא מֵבִין כִּי הוּא נִצְרָךְ לְהַשְׁלִים נַפְשׁוֹ בַּמָּקוֹם הֶחָסֵר, זֶה יִדְלֶה אֶת יַקְרוּתוֹ מֵעוּמְקוֹ עַד שֶׁיּוּכַל לַעֲמוֹד נֶגֶד יִצְרוֹ כְּמוֹ דְּאִיתָא בַּמִּדְרָשׁ (שיר השירים רבה פרשה א',ח') עַל שְׁלֹמֹה הַמֶּלֶךְ עָלָיו הַשָּׁלוֹם קָשַׁר חֶבֶל בְּחֶבֶל וְנִימָא בְּנִימָא כוּ׳.
“Advice in the heart of man is deep waters, but a man of understanding will bring it forth.” (Mishlei, 20:5)
There is precious value hidden in the heart of every soul of Israel, and within it is advice as to how to stand before his deficiency and overcome his evil inclination. A man of understanding is one who understands that he needs to complete the place that is lacking in his soul, and he will draw forth from the preciousness at his depths until he can stand against his evil inclination. This is as it is written in the Midrash (Shir Hashirim Rabba, 1:8), “It was like a deep well of clean, pure water, which no one could reach, until Shlomo haMelech came along, attaching rope to rope and strand to strand until he could draw up the water.”