Berachos 61b § 2
Two Forces Pulling Man
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Then the Lord God
formed [vayyitzer] man.
With a double yod? This teaches that God created
2 inclinations. A good one and an evil one.
But does an animal, created with no [vayyitzer]
double yod not have an inclination?
Don't we see that it causes damage and bites and kicks?
Rather, the double yod implies the difficulty of human life;
Woe unto me from my Creator [yotzri], and
Woe unto me from my Inclination [yitzri].
If one opts to follow either his Creator or
his inclination, woe unto him from the other.
formed [vayyitzer] man.
With a double yod? This teaches that God created
2 inclinations. A good one and an evil one.
But does an animal, created with no [vayyitzer]
double yod not have an inclination?
Don't we see that it causes damage and bites and kicks?
Rather, the double yod implies the difficulty of human life;
Woe unto me from my Creator [yotzri], and
Woe unto me from my Inclination [yitzri].
If one opts to follow either his Creator or
his inclination, woe unto him from the other.