142. From the time of Adam, Jacob was destined to take from the serpent all these blessings, and the serpent was to remain accursed, NEVER to be released from them. And David, inspired by the Holy Spirit, asked, "What shall be given to you? Or what shall be done to you, you false tongue? Sharp arrows of the mighty" (Tehilim 120:3-4). What causes this evil serpent to bring curses upon the world, when he is, as they said, a serpent that bites and kills, but draws no pleasure from it?
142. וּמִן יוֹמוֹי דְּאָדָם, אִזְדַּמַּן יַעֲקֹב, לְנַטְלָא מֵהַהוּא חִיוְיָא, כָּל הַנֵּי בִּרְכָאן, וְאִשְׁתָּאַר אִיהוּ בִּלְוָוטִין, וְלָא נְפַק מִנַּיְיהוּ. וְדָוִד אֲמַר בְּרוּחַ קוּדְשָׁא, מַה יִּתֵּן לְךָ וּמַה יּוֹסִיף לָךְ לָשׁוֹן רְמִיָּה חִצֵּי גִבּוֹר שְׁנוּנִים. מַה אִיכְפַּת לֵיהּ לְהַהוּא חִוְיָא בִישָׁא, דְּאַיְיתֵי לְוָוטִין עַל עַלְמָא, כְּמָה דַּאֲמָרוּ, נָחָשׁ נוֹשֵׁךְ וּמֵמִית, וְלֵית לֵיהּ הֲנָאָה מִנֵּיהּ.
143. "...False tongue." For the serpent deceived Adam and his wife and brought evil on him and the world. Then came Jacob, who took the blessings that were his own. "Sharp arrows of the mighty" refers to Esau, who harbored hatred toward Jacob on account of the blessings, as it is written, "and Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing" (Beresheet 27:41).
143. לָשׁוֹן רְמִיָּה: דְרָמֵי לֵיהּ לְאָדָם וּלְאִתְּתֵיהּ, וְאַיְיתֵי בִּישָׁא עֲלֵיהּ, וְעַל עַלְמָא. לְבָתַר אֲתָא יַעֲקֹב, וּנְטֵיל מִדִּילֵיהּ כָּל אִינוּן בִּרְכָאן. חִצֵּי גִבּוֹר שְׁנוּנִים, דָּא עֵשָׂו דְּנָטַר דְּבָבוּ לְיַעֲקֹב, עַל אִינוּן בִּרְכָאן, כְּדָּבָר אֲחֵר וַיִּשְׂטֹם עֵשָׂו אֶת יַעֲקֹב עַל הַבְּרָכָה וגו'.