835. For this reason, "silver was not accounted for anything in the days of Solomon" (I Melachim 10:21), but all was made of gold, and gold increased. At that time, it says, "And he had dust of gold" (Iyov 28:6), since the sun, ZEIR ANPIN, looked upon the upper dust, THE NUKVA, and through its strength, it turned the dust into gold.
836. Come and see, where the dust of the earth turns into gold on the mountains, where the sunlight is strong everything turns into gold. And were it not for the wild animals which roamed there, people would not have been poor, because the power of the sun increases gold.
837. Hence in the days of Solomon, "silver was not accounted for anything," for the strength of the sun was upon the dust and turned it into gold. Also, the dust is of the side of Judgment, WHICH IS LEFT WITHOUT RIGHT, NOT ILLUMINATING, and when the sun, ZEIR ANPIN, looked upon it, NAMELY POURED CHASSADIM UPON IT, it removed the strength OF JUDGMENT FROM IT, and gold increased. When Solomon saw this, he praised it by saying, "All was of the dust" (Kohelet 3:20).
838. Hence Solomon had no need of playing like David, SINCE THE NUKVA WAS ALREADY MADE PERFECT, but he sang SHIR HASHIRIM, which is love and wealth, light and love, for all the songs of the world were in SOLOMON'S SONG, who recited the song of the Matron, the NUKVA, when she sat upon her throne facing the King.
839. It is written, "And the King made silver to be in Jerusalem like stones" (I Melachim 10:27). Because all was made of gold and the dust, THE NUKVA, was linked to the left on the side of love, NAMELY LOVER'S LOVE, THE LOVE OF THE LEFT, as it is written, "His left hand is under my head" (Shir Hashirim 2:6), the sun, ZEIR ANPIN, cleaved to her, and did not part.
840. Solomon made a mistake when he saw the moon attached to the sun, the right OF ZEIR ANPIN embracing her WITH CHASSADIM and the left OF ZEIR ANPIN under her head WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF CHOCHMAH. THE LEFT BECAME HER HEAD. As RIGHT AND LEFT were attached to each other, AND CHOCHMAH ON THE LEFT WAS ALREADY CLOTHED WITH THE RIGHT, he said, Now that they are linked together, what need is there for the right seeing that the function of the right, CHASSADIM, was to draw near ZEIR ANPIN AND THE NUKVA, SO THAT CHOCHMAH WITHIN THE NUKVA SHALL BE CLOTHED IN CHASSADIM OF ZEIR ANPIN? Now that they are together, there is no more need OF THE RIGHT, CHASSADIM. Straightaway "silver was not accounted for anything," FOR HE REJECTED THE SILVER, WHICH IS RIGHT, AS EXPLAINED.
841. The Holy One, blessed be He, said to him: 'You have rejected the right, WHICH IS CHESED. Upon your life, you shall yet need kindness (Chesed) from people, but you shall not be offered any.' Immediately the sun, ZEIR ANPIN, declined from opposite the moon, THE NUKVA, and she began to darken. Solomon went begging, saying 'I am Kohelet,' but none did any kindness by him. Why? Because he rejected the right, CHESED, and did not consider it, as it says, "Silver was not accounted for anything in the days of Solomon."
842. Hence, the more one praises the Holy One, blessed be He, THE RIGHT, peace abounds above. SCRIPTURE therefore SAYS, "Hearken Laysha," WHICH IS THE NUKVA WHEN SEPARATED FROM THE HOLY ONE, BLESSED BE HE, THE RIGHT. It is written, "The old lion (Heb. layish) perishes for lack of prey" (Iyov 4:11). Laysha is the feminine of layish, as chok (Eng. 'law') and chukat (Eng. 'ordinance'). THEY HAVE THE SAME MEANING, AS DO LAYISH AND LAYSHA. "Perishes (Heb. oved):" As in "who were lost (Heb. ovdim)" (Yeshayah 27:13), MEANS THAT IT IS LOST. "For lack of prey," since THE NUKVA demands FROM ZEIR ANPIN to give Her, as it says, "She rises also while it is yet night, and gives food (prey) to her household" (Mishlei 31:15).
843. "And the lion's whelps are scattered abroad" (Iyov 4:11), for all the armies, NAMELY THE ANGELS WHO ISSUE FROM HER, come together as one when She gives them prey and feed together. But when She has no prey, on account of the exile, "the lion's whelps are scattered abroad" and Her armies go different ways and roads to find a place to execute judgments. So, when sacrifices are offered, everybody is in order, and they come together like we said. Now, IN TIME OF EXILE, when sacrifice is not offered, surely "the lion's whelps are scattered abroad." Therefore, not a day passes without judgment, since the upper and lower are not (is this right?) aroused by supreme perfection.
844. Come and see, NOW IN THE TIME OF EXILE man's prayer causes perfection above and below, and the upper and lower are blessed by the blessing of the Holy One, blessed be He. Hence, Yisrael's prayer causes the worlds to be blessed. Whoever blesses the Holy One, blessed be He, shall be blessed, and whoever does not bless the Holy One, blessed be He, is not blessed, as it is written, "For them that honor Me I will honor, and they that despise Me shall be lightly esteemed" (I Shmuel 2:30).