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The Zohar · Bereshit

זוהר, בראשית צ׳Zohar, Bereshit 90

Section 90 of 102 in Bereshit — 1 segment

Segment 1א׳

וַיִתְפְּרוּ עֲלֵה תְאֵנָה הָא (לו ב) אוֹקִימְנָא דְּאוֹלִיפוּ כָּל זַיְינִי חָרְשִׁין וְקוֹסְמִין וַאֲחִידוּ בְּהַאי דִלְתַתָּא כְּמָה דְּאִתְּמָר. וְהַהִיא שַׁעֲתָא אִתְגְּרַע זְקִיפוּ וְקוֹמָה דְאָדָם מֵאָה אַמִּין. וּכְדֵין אִתְעֲבִיד פִּרוּדָא וְקָאִים אָדָם בְּדִינָא וְאִתְלַטְיָא אַרְעָא וְהָא אוֹקִימְנָא:

AND THEY SEWED FIG LEAVES TOGETHER. This means, as explained elsewhere, that they learnt all kinds of enchantments and magic, and clung to worldly knowledge, as has been said. At that moment the stature of man was diminished by a hundred cubits. Thus a separation took place (of man from God), man was brought to judgement, and the earth was cursed, all as we have explained.

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Zohar — Vocalized Zohar, Israel 2013, via Sefaria

English: The Zohar — Soncino Press, London 1933 (public domain)