9. (A) We learned at that time when Judgment is suspended over the world, and righteousness, MALCHUT, is crowned with Judgment, many winged ones are stirred against the beings of Harsh Judgment, so as to rule the world. They spread their wings from one side, then from the other, to keep watch over the world. Then they raise their wings to spread and join in the Harsh Judgment, and to fly across the earth to do evil. Then it is written, "Woe land of buzzing wings."
(B) Rabbi Yehuda said: I see Mankind insolent, except for the truly righteous. For this reason, everything is in such a condition, so to speak. He who comes to purify is helped. He who wishes to defile is as we established, "that you should be defiled by them" (Vayikra 11:43).
9. (א) וְתָאנָא בְּהַהוּא זִמְנָא דְּדִינָא תַּלְיָא בְּעָלְמָא, וְצֶדֶק אִתְעַטְּרָא בְּדִינוֹי, כַּמָה מָארֵי דְּגַדְפִּין מִתְעָרֵי, לָקֳבְלֵי מָארֵי דְּדִינָא קַשְׁיָא, לְשַׁלְּטָאָה בְּעָלְמָא. פַּרְסִין גַּדְפִּין מֵהַאי סִטְרָא, וּמֵהַאי סִטְרָא, לְאַשְׁגָּחָא בְּעָלְמָא. כְּדֵין מִתְעָרִין גַּדְפִּין לְמִפְרַס לוֹן, וּלְאִשְׁתַּאֲבָא בְּדִינָא קַשְׁיָא, וְשָׁאטִין בְּעָלְמָא לְאַבְאָשָׁא. כְּדֵין כְּתִיב, הוֹי אֶרֶץ צִלְצַל כְּנָפָיִם.
(ב) א"ר יְהוּדָה, חַמִינָא בְּנֵי עָלְמָא בְּחַצִיפוּתָא, בַּר אִינוּן זַכָאִי קְשׁוֹט. ובג"כ, כִּבְיָכוֹל, כֹּלָא הָכִי אִשְׁתָכַח, אָתָא לְאִתְדַכָאָה, מְסַיְיעִין לֵיהּ. אָתָא לְאִסְתָאַבָא, כַמָה דְאוֹקִימְנָא, וְנִטְמֵתֶם בָּם.