7. He opened the discussion, saying, "And none shall appear before Me empty" (Shemot 23:15). This is the secret of the raising of the fingers. For when man spreads his fingers upwards, he should not do so in vain, but only with prayer, supplications and blessings. This is the secret of: "and none shall appear before Me (lit. 'My face') empty." It does not say, 'and none shall appear before Me,' but rather (lit.) "My face," which refers to the secret of the raising of the fingers - that it should not be done without an intention, as we said.
7. פָּתַח וְאָמַר, וְלֹא יֵרָאוּ פָּנַי רֵיקָם, דָּא אִיהוּ רָזָא דְּזְקִיפוּ דְּאֶצְבְּעָן, כַּד זָקִיף לוֹן בַּר נָשׁ לְעֵילָּא, דְּבָעֵי דְּלָא לְאִזְדַּקְּפָא בְּרֵיקַנְיָּא, אֶלָּא בְּצַלּוּ וּבְבָעוּתִין וּבְבִרְכָּאן. וע"ד וְלֹא יֵרָאוּ פָּנַי רֵיקָם. וְלֹא יֵרָאוּ לְפָנַי לָא כְּתִיב, אֶלָּא פָּנַי, רָזָא דְּזְקִיפוּ דְּאֶצְבְּעָן, דְּלָא אִצְטְרִיכוּ לְזַקְפָא לְמַגָּנָא, כְּמָה דְּאִתְּמַר.