Midrash
Kohelet Rabbah 4:15 קהלת רבה ד׳:ט״ו
Part of: Chapter 4
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רָאִיתִי אֶת כָּל הַחַיִּים הַמְהַלְּכִים תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ, אֵלּוּ מַעֲשֵׂיהֶם שֶׁל צַדִּיקִים, מַה גָּרַם לָהֶם לִהְיוֹת חַיִּים, שֶׁמְּהַלְּכִין תַּחַת הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ, עִם הַיֶּלֶד הַשֵּׁנִי, זֶה יֵצֶר טוֹב.
“I saw all the living that walk under the sun, with the second child, who will stand in his stead” (Ecclesiastes 4:15).
“I saw all the living that walk under the sun” – these are the actions of the righteous. What caused them to be living? It is because they walk under the sun, “with the second child” – this is the good inclination.
“I saw all the living that walk under the sun, with the second child, who will stand in his stead” (Ecclesiastes 4:15).
“I saw all the living that walk under the sun” – these are the actions of the righteous. What caused them to be living? It is because they walk under the sun, “with the second child” – this is the good inclination.