Chagigah 5a
What About the Extra Years?
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| Angel of Death: | I shepherd them, not releasing them until
the years of the generation are completed, and then I pass them on to the angel Duma who oversees the souls of the dead. |
| Rav Bibi: | Ultimately, what do you do with his extra
years, those taken away from this individual? |
| Angel of Death: | If there is a Torah scholar who disregards
his personal matters, i.e., who overlooks the insults of those who wrong him, I add those years to him and he becomes the deceased’s replacement for that time. |