“ My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that taunteth me. [18]
But how could David call himself pious? It is not written: I am not sure [lule] to see the good reward of the Lord in the land of the living; [19] and a Tanna taught in the name of R. Jose: Why are there dots upon the world 'lule'? [20] David spoke before the Holy One, blessed be He: 'Master of the world, I am sure that you will pay a good reward to the righteous in the world to come, but I do not know whether I shall have a share in it'? ”

“ Adda says: (Some say, R. Isaac the son of Addi says) Which verse? [4] Awake, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp; I will awake the dawn. [5] R. Zera says: [6] Moses certainly knew and David, too, knew [the exact time of midnight] . Since David knew, why did he need the harp? That he might wake from his sleep. Since Moses knew, why did he say 'about midnight'? — Moses thought that the astrologers of Pharaoh might make a mistake, and then they would say that Moses was a liar. For so a Master said: Let thy tongue acquire the habit of saying, 'I know not', lest thou be led to falsehoods [lying] . ”

“ Till Thy people pass over, O Lord, till the people pass over that Thou hast gotten. [25] 'Till Thy people pass over, O Lord': this is the first entry [into the Land] . 'Till the people pass over that Thou hast gotten': this is the second entry. ”