שמואל ב י״ב:א׳-ו׳

ויבא הלך. דימה את יצר הרע תחלה להלך, שעובר לדרכו, ואחר כך לאורח, שנעשה אכסנאי, ואחר כך לאיש, שהוא בעל הבית:

A traveler came. [Noson] compared the evil inclination at first to a sojourner that is [quickly] going on his way. Afterwords he is compared to a guest that has become a resident and afterwords he is compared to a man who is the owner of the house.¹This verse is Noson’s parable alluding to the evil inclination. The visiton is first referred to as הֵלֶךְ, then אׂרֵחַ and finally as an אִישׁ, representing the evil inclination’s ability to take more and more control over its victim’s life.

כי בן מות. הגוזל את העני, כאלו נוטל את נפשו, שנאמר (משלי א יט): את נפש בעליו יקח:

Is worthy of death. Someone who steals from a poor person is tantamount to taking his life²See Baba Kama 119a. Stealing a pruta from anyone is tantamount to killing him. as it is said, "He has taken it's owner's life."³Mishlei 1:19.

ישלם ארבעתים. כך אירע לו, שלקה בארבעה בנים, הילד ואמנון תמר ואבשלום:

Pay fourfold. This is what [eventually] happened, he was punished with [problems concerning] four children the child⁴Related further on in verse 15. and Amnon Tomor and Avsholom.⁵The events with Amnon, Tomor and Avsholom start in chapter 13.