Rabbi Yochanan said:

<<[If] he rose early

<<and there fell

<<a verse

<<into

<<his mouth,

<<this is

<<a prophecy

<<in miniature.

<<The Rabbis taught:

<<Three

<<kings

<<there are:

<<One who sees

<<David

<<in a dream

<<should hope

<<for piety;

<<Shlomo —

<<he should hope

<<for wisdom;

<<Achav —

<<he should worry

<<about

<<punishment.

Three

<<[books of] prophets

<<there are:

<<One who sees

<<the book of

<<Kings

<<should hope

<<for greatness;

<<Yechezkel —

<<he should hope

<<for wisdom;

<<Yeshaya —

<<he should hope

<<for consolation;

<<Yirmiya —

<<he should worry

<<about

<<punishment.

Three

<<Writings

<<that are great

<<there are:

<<One who sees

<<the book of

<<Tehillim

<<should hope

<<for piety;

<<Mishlei —

<<he should hope

<<for wisdom;

<<Iyov —

<<he should worry

<<about

<<punishment.

Three

<<Writings

<<that are small

<<there are:

<<One who sees

<<the Song of

<<Songs

<<in a dream

<<should hope

<<for piety;

<<Koheles —

<<he should hope

<<for wisdom;

<<Kinos [Eichah] —

<<he should worry

<<about

<<punishment.

<<One who sees

<<the Scroll of

<<Esther —

<<a miracle

<<is done

<<for him.

Three

<<Sages

<<there are:

<<One who sees

<<Rebbi

<<in a dream

<<should hope

<<for wisdom;

<<Rabbi Elazar ben Azarya —

<<he should hope

<<for wealth;

<<Rabbi Yishmael ben Elisha —

<<he should worry

<<about

<<punishment.

Three

<<Torah scholars

<<there are:

<<One who sees

<<Ben Azzai

<<in a dream

<<should hope

<<for piety;

<<Ben Zoma —

<<he should hope

<<for wisdom;

<<Acher [lit. Another] —

<<he should worry

<<about

<<punishment.

All

<<kinds of

<<animals

<<are good

<<for a dream,

<<except

<<for

<<the elephant,

<<and the monkey,

<<and the hedgehog.

<<But didn't say

<<the Master:

<<One who sees

<<an elephant

<<in a dream —

<<a wonder

<<is done

<<for him!

<<It is not difficult:

<<this [one]

<<is when saddled,

<<that [one]

<<when not

<<saddled.

All

<<kinds of

<<metal [implements]

<<are good

<<for a dream,

<<except

<<for a hoe,

<<a chisel,

<<and an axe.

<<And this applies

<<where he saw them

<<on their handles.

<<All

<<kinds of

<<fruits

<<are good

<<for a dream,

<<except

<<for unripe fruits of

<<the date palm.

<<All

<<kinds of

<<vegetables

<<are good

<<for a dream,

<<except

<<for the heads of

<<turnips.

<<But didn't Rav say:

<<Not

<<did I become rich

<<until

<<I saw

<<heads of

<<turnips!

<<When

<<he saw [them],

<<on their stems

<<he saw [them].

<<All

<<kinds of

<<colors

<<are good

<<for a dream,

<<except

<<for

<<the techeiles.

<<All

<<kinds of

<<birds

<<are good

<<for a dream,

<<except

<<for

<<the karya [owl],

<<and the kippufa [owl],

<<and the kurperai.

(The body,

<<the body,

<<a semblance,

<<restore,

<<and broaden —

<<a mnemonic.)

Three

<<enter

<<the body,

<<and not

<<the body

<<benefits

<<from them:

<<cherries,

<<and poor dates,

<<and unripe fruits of

<<the date palm.

<<Three

<<do not

<<enter

<<the body,

<<and the body

<<benefits

<<from them,

<<and these are:

<<washing,

<<and anointing,

<<and use [tashmish].

<<Three

<<are a semblance of

<<the World to Come,

<<and these are:

<<Shabbos,

<<the sun,

<<and use [tashmish].

Use

<<of what?

<<If you say

<<use of

<<the bed,

<<but surely

<<weakening

<<it weakens!

<<Rather,

<<use of

<<the orifices.

Three

<<restore

<<the mind

<<of

<<a person,

<<and these are:

<<a sound,

<<and a sight,

<<and a smell.

<<Three

<<broaden

<<the mind

<<of

<<a person,

<<and these are:

<<a dwelling

<<that is beautiful,

<<and a wife

<<who is beautiful,

<<and vessels

<<that are beautiful.

Five,

<<and six,

<<and ten —

<<a mnemonic.

<<Five

<<are one

<<in sixty,

<<and these are:

<<fire,

<<honey,

<<and Shabbos,

<<and sleep,

<<and a dream.

<<Fire

<<is one

<<in sixty

<<of Gehinnom;

<<honey

<<is one

<<in sixty

<<of the manna;

<<Shabbos

<<is one

<<in sixty

<<of the World to Come;

<<sleep

<<is one

<<in sixty

<<of death;

<<a dream

<<is one

<<in sixty

<<of prophecy.

Six

<<things

<<are a sign

<<that is good

<<for a sick person,

<<and these are:

<<sneezing,

<<sweat,

<<diarrhea,

<<a seminal emission,

<<and sleep,

<<and a dream.

<<Sneezing —

<<as it is written:

<<“His sneezings

<<flash forth

<<light.”

<<Sweat —

<<as it is written:

<<“By the sweat of

<<your brow

<<you shall eat

<<bread.”

<<Diarrhea —

<<as it is written:

<<“Hastens

<<the one who is bent down

<<to be loosed,

<<and not

<<will he die

<<into the pit.”

<<A seminal emission —

<<as it is written:

<<“He will see

<<seed,

<<he will lengthen

<<days.”

<<Sleep —

<<as it is written:

<<“I would have slept;

<<then

<<there would be rest

<<for me.”

<<A dream —

<<as it is written:

<<“And You make me dream [lit. restore me]

<<and give me life.”

Six

<<things

<<heal

<<the sick person

<<from his illness,

<<and his cure

<<is a cure,

<<and these are:

<<cabbage,

<<and beets,

<<and sisin

<<that are dry,

<<and the stomach,

<<and the womb,

<<and the lobe of

<<the liver.

<<And some say:

<<also

<<fish

<<that are small.

<<And not

<<only that,

<<but

<<that fish

<<that are small

<<make fruitful

<<and make healthy

<<all

<<the body

<<of

<<a person.

Ten

<<things

<<bring back

<<the sick person

<<to his illness,

<<and his illness

<<is severe,

<<and these are:

<<one who eats

<<the meat of

<<an ox,

<<meat

<<that is fatty,

<<meat

<<that is roasted,

<<the meat of

<<birds,

<<and an egg

<<that is roasted,

<<and shaving,

<<and cress,

<<and milk,

<<and cheese,

<<and the bathhouse.

<<And some say:

<<also

<<nuts.

<<And some say:

<<also

<<cucumbers.

Taught

<<the school of

<<Rabbi Yishmael:

<<Why

<<are called

<<their name

<<cucumbers [kishu'im]?

<<Because

<<they

<<are as harsh [kashin]

<<to the body

<<as swords.

<<Is that so?

<<But isn't it written:

<<“And said

<<Hashem

<<to her:

<<Two

<<nations [goyim]

<<are in your womb”;

<<do not

<<read

<<“goyim”

<<but

<<“geiyim” [proud ones];

<<And Rav Yehuda said in the name of Rav:

<<These are

<<Antoninus

<<and Rebbi,

<<that never

<<ceased

<<from their table

<<neither

<<radish,

<<nor

<<lettuce,

<<nor

<<cucumbers,

<<neither

<<in the days of

<<the sun

<<nor

<<in the days of

<<the rains.

It is not difficult:

<<this

<<is with large ones,

<<this

<<with small ones.

The Rabbis taught:

<<A dead man

<<in the house —

<<peace

<<in the house.

<<He ate

<<and drank

<<in the house —

<<a sign

<<that is good

<<for the house.

<<He took

<<vessels

<<from

<<the house —

<<a sign

<<that is bad

<<for the house.

<<Explained it

<<Rav Pappa

<<as a shoe

<<and a sandal.

<<Anything

<<that he takes,

<<a dead man,

<<is good,

<<except

<<for a shoe

<<and a sandal;

<<anything

<<that he gives,

<<a dead man,

<<is good,

<<except

<<for dust

<<and mustard.

“A place

<<where was uprooted

<<from it

<<idolatry.”

<<The Rabbis taught:

<<One who sees

<<Markolis [Mercury]

<<says:

<<“Blessed is He

<<who gave

<<patience [lit. length of anger]

<<to those who transgress

<<His will.”

<<A place

<<where was uprooted

<<from it

<<idolatry

<<says:

<<“Blessed is He

<<who uprooted

<<idolatry

<<from our land;

<<and just as

<<it was uprooted

<<from this place,

<<so

<<may it be uprooted

<<from all

<<the places of

<<Israel,

<<and return

<<the heart of

<<their worshippers

<<to serve You.”

<<And outside

<<the Land

<<he does not

<<need

<<to say

<<“And return

<<the heart of

<<their worshippers

<<to serve You,”

<<because

<<its majority

<<are gentiles.

<<Rabbi Shimon ben Elazar

<<says:

<<Even

<<outside

<<the Land

<<he needs

<<to say

<<so,

<<because

<<they are destined

<<to convert,

<<as it is stated:

<<“Then

<<I will turn

<<to

<<the peoples

<<a language

<<that is pure.”

Expounded

<<Rav Hamnuna:

<<One who sees

<<Bavel

<<the wicked

<<must

<<bless

<<five

<<blessings.

<<He saw

<<Bavel —

<<he says:

<<“Blessed is He

<<who destroyed

<<Bavel

<<the wicked.”

<<He saw

<<the house

<<of

<<Nevuchadnetzar —

<<he says:

<<“Blessed is He

<<who destroyed

<<the house

<<of

<<Nevuchadnetzar

<<the wicked.”

<<He saw

<<the den

<<of

<<lions

<<or

<<the furnace of

<<fire —

<<he says:

<<“Blessed is He

<<who performed

<<miracles

<<for our fathers

<<in this place.”

<<He saw

<<Markolis —

<<he says:

<<“Blessed is He

<<who gave

<<patience [lit. length of anger]

<<to those who transgress

<<His will.”

<<He saw

<<a place

<<where they take

<<from it

<<earth —

<<he says:

<<“Blessed is He

<<who says

<<and does,

<<decrees

<<and fulfills.”

Rava,

<<when

<<he would see

<<donkeys

<<that carried

<<earth,

<<would slap

<<them

<<a hand

<<on

<<their backs

<<and say:

<<Run,

<<righteous ones,

<<to do

<<the will

<<of your Master.

<<Mar son of Ravina,

<<when

<<he would arrive

<<in Bavel,

<<would

<<take

<<earth

<<in his kerchief

<<and throw [it]

<<outside,

<<to fulfill

<<what

<<is stated:

<<“And I will sweep it

<<with the broom of

<<destruction.”

<<Rav Ashi said:

<<I —

<<this [teaching]

<<of Rav Hamnuna

<<not

<<was heard

<<by me,

<<but

<<on my own reasoning

<<I blessed them,

<<all of them.