זוהר, האדרא זוטא כ״אZohar, Idra Zuta 21

Segment 1א׳

מַאי יְרוּתָא דָּא. אַחֲסַנְתָּא דַּאֲבוֹי וְאִימֵּיהּ, וּתְרֵין עִטְרִין דַּהֲווֹ גְּנִיזִין בְּגַוַּויְיהוּ, וְאַחֲסִינוּ לְבֵן דָּא. מִסִּטְרָא דַּאֲבוֹי, הֲוָה גָּנִיז בְּגַוֵויהּ חַד עִטְרָא, דְּאִקְרֵי חֶסֶד. וּמִסִּטְרָא דְּאִימָּא, חַד עִטְרָא דְּאִקְרֵי גְּבוּרָה. וְכֻלְּהוּ מִתְעַטְּרִין בְּרֵישֵׁיהּ, וְאָחִיד לוֹן. וְכַד נַהֲרִין אִלֵּין אָב וָאֵם עָלֵיהּ, כֻּלְּהוּ אִקְרוּן תְּפִילִּין דְּרֵישָׁא. וְכֹלָּא נָטִיל בֵּן דָּא, וְיָרִית כֹּלָּא, וְאִתְפְּשַּׁט בְּכָל גּוּפָא. וְהַאי בֵּן יָהִיב לִבְרַתָּא. וּבְרַתָּא מִנֵּיהּ אִתְּזָן. וְעַל כָּל פָּנִים מִכָּאן, בְּרָא יָרִית וְלָא בְּרַתָּא. בְּרָא יָרִית לַאֲבוּי וּלְאִמֵּיהּ וְלָא בְּרַתָּא. וּמִנֵּיהּ אִתְּזָן בְּרַתָּא. כְּמָה דִּכְתִּיב, (דניאל ד׳:ט׳) וּמָזוֹן לְכֹלָּא בֵיהּ. (ואי תימא כל האי והאי אקרון צדיק וצדק בחד אינון וחד כלא).

What is this inheritance? The heritage of his Father and Mother, and two crowns that were treasured within them, and they bequeathed them to this son. From the side of his Father, one crown was treasured within him, which is called chesed; and from the side of the Mother, one crown, which is called gevurah (might). And all of them are crowned on his head, and he holds them. And when these, Father and Mother, shine upon him, all of them are called the phylacteries of the head. And this son takes all, and inherits all, and spreads through the whole body. And this son gives to the daughter, and the daughter is nourished from him. And in any case, from here: the son inherits and not the daughter; the son inherits his father and his mother, and not the daughter; and from him the daughter is nourished, as it is written, “and in it was food for all” (Dan. 4, 9). (a variant adds: And if you say: all this and that are called Zaddik (the Righteous One) and Zedek (righteousness) — they are in one, and all is one.)

Segment 2ב׳

הָנֵי אָב וָאֵם, כְּלִילָן וּמִתְחַבְּרָן דָּא בְּדָא. וְאָב טָמִיר יַתִּיר. וְכֹלָּא אָחִיד מֵעַתִּיקָא קַדִּישָׁא, וְתַלְיָא מִמַּזָּלָא קַדִּישָׁא, יָקִירוּ (יקירא) דְּכָל יַקִירִין. וְאִלֵּין אָב וָאֵם, מְתַקְּנִין בֵּיתָא, כְּמָה דַּאֲמֵינָא דִּכְתִּיב, (משלי כ״ד:ג׳-ד׳) בְּחָכְמָה יִבָּנֶה בָּיִת וּבִתְבוּנָה יִתְכּוֹנָן וּבְדַעַת חֲדָרִים יִמָּלְאוּ כָּל הוֹן יָקָר וְנָעִים. וּכְתִיב (משלי כ״ב:י״ח) כִּי נָעִים כִּי תִּשְׁמְרֵם בְּבִטְנֶךָ. (הני כללא דכלא, כמה דאמינא ותליין ממזלא קדישא יקירא).

These, Father and Mother, are comprised and joined one in the other; and the Father is more hidden. And all is held from the Holy Ancient One, and hangs from the holy mazzal, the preciousness (a variant reads: the precious one) of all precious things. And these, Father and Mother, set the house in order, as I have said, as it is written, “Through wisdom is a house built; and by understanding it is established; and by knowledge are the chambers filled with all precious and pleasant riches” (Prov. 24, 3-4); and it is written, “For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you” (Prov. 22, 18). (a variant adds: These are the sum of all, as I have said, and they hang from the holy, precious mazzal.)

Segment 3ג׳

אָמַר רִבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן, בְּאִדָּרָא לָא גָּלֵינָא כֹּלָּא. וְכָל הָנֵי מִלִּין, טְמִירִין בְּלִבָּאי הֲווֹ עַד הַשְׁתָּא, וּבָעֵינָא לְאַטְמְרָא לוֹן לְעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי, מִשּׁוּם דְּתַמָּן שְׁאֶלְתָּא שָׁאִיל לָנָא, כְּמָה דִּכְתִּיב, (ישעיהו ל״ג:ו׳) וְהָיָה אֱמוּנַת עִתֶּךָ חוֹסֶן יְשׁוּעוֹת חָכְמָה וָדָעַת וְגוֹ', וְחָכְמָה בַּעְיָין מִינִי, וְהַשְׁתָּא רְעוּתָא דְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא בְּהַאי, הָא בְּלָא כִּסּוּפָא אִיעוּל קַמֵּי פַּלְטְרוֹי.

R. Simeon said: In the Assembly I did not reveal all; and all these words were hidden in my heart until now, and I wished to hide them away for the world to come, because there a question is asked of us, as it is written, “And the stability of your times shall be a hoard of salvation — wisdom and knowledge,” etc. (Isa. 33, 6); and wisdom they will require of me. And now the will of the Holy One, blessed be He, is in this; so, without shame, I shall enter before His palace.