352. Immediately he said again, It is written, "These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph being seventeen years old... " (Beresheet 37:2). This passage of Kohelet is a parable to the wisdom in this passage in the Torah, and one is comparable to the other. "Rejoice, young man, in your youth" CORRESPONDS TO "and the lad." THE PASSAGE, "And let your heart cheer you" CORRESPONDS TO "was feeding the flock with his brethren" (Ibid.). THE PASSAGE "in the days of your youth" CORRESPONDS TO "with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives" (Ibid.). THE PASSAGE, "But know you, that for all these things" (Kohelet 11:9) CORRESPONDS TO "and Joseph brought to his father their evil report" (Beresheet 37:2). THE PASSAGE, "Elohim will bring you into Judgment" CORRESPONDS TO: "These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph... " because Joseph is included in Jacob, WHO IS CALLED 'JUDGMENT.' Who can know the secrets of the Torah?
352. מִיָּד הֲוָה תָּב וְאָמַר, כְּתִיב, אֵלֶּה תּוֹלְדוֹת יַעֲקֹב יוֹסֵף בֵּן שְׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה וְגוֹ,' הַאי קְרָא דְּקֹהֶלֶת, אִיהוּ מָשָׁל לְחָכְמְתָא דִּקְרָא דָּא דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, וְדָא מָשָׁל לְדָא. שְׂמַח בָּחוּר בְּיַלְדוּתֶךָ, וְהוּא נַעַר. וִיטִיבְךָ לִבְּךָ, הָיָה רֹעֶה אֶת אֶחָיו בַּצֹּאן. בִּימֵי בְחוּרוֹתֶיךָ, אֶת בְּנֵי בִלְהָה וְאֶת בְּנֵי זִלְפָּה נְשֵׁי אָבִיו. וְדָע כִּי עַל כָּל אֵלֶּה, וַיָּבֵא יוֹסֵף אֶת דִּבָּתָם רָעָה. יְבִיאֲךָ אֱלֹהִים בַּמִּשְׁפָּט, אֵלֶּה תּוֹלְדוֹת יַעֲקֹב יוֹסֵף. יוֹסֵף אִתְכְּלִיל בְּיַעֲקֹב, וְרָזִין דְּסִתְרֵי תּוֹרָה, מַאן יָכִיל לְמִנְדַּע לוֹן.