“ As soon as midnight arrived, a North wind came and blew upon it and it played of itself. He arose immediately and studied the Torah till the break of dawn. After the break of dawn the wise men of Israel came in to see him and said to him: Our lord, the King, Israel your people require sustenance! He said to them: Let them go out and make a living one from the other. [19] They said to him: A handful cannot satisfy a lion, nor can a pit be filled up with its own clods. ”

“ It would be sufficient to say; 'because of suspicion and falling debris'? — When there are two decent people going into a new ruin. But if there are two, then there is no danger of demons either? — In their haunt there is danger. If you like I can say, indeed the reference is to one man and to a new ruin which was situated in the fields; in which case there is no suspicion, for a woman would not be found in the fields, but the danger of demons does exist.
Our Rabbis taught: The night has four watches. ”

“ David by rising at midnight forestalled them by eight hours, i.e., two watches each having four hours. ↑ Lit., 'words of the Torah'. It would show disrespect for the dead. ↑ Ibid. 147. E.V. 'dawn'. ↑ Prov. VII, 9. ↑ That has a very light sleep, v. Suk. 26a. ↑ I Sam. XXX, 17. ↑ Neshef in this case denoting 'dawn'. ↑ Neshef in this case denoting 'dusk'. ↑ Ex. XI, 4. ↑ Lit., 'heaven'. ↑ Let the rich support the poor. ↑ We cannot be self-supporting to supply all our needs, any more than a handful can satisfy a lion, or the soil taken out of a pit fill its cavity. ”