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Sulam on Zohar, Bo

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והאי דאמר ותסיתני וכו': ומה שאמר, ותסיתני בו לבלעו חנם, התשובה היא, שלא כתוב ותסיתני לבלעו, אלא ותסיתני בו, בו הוא כך, בדעתו, שהוא חושב, כי תסיתני, כמו שאמר איוב, ועל עצת רשעים הופעת. כעין זה, ויפתוהו בפיהם ובלשונם יכזבו לו. וג"כ קשה, וכי אפשר לפתות את הקב"ה. אלא ויפתוהו ויכזבו לו לא כתוב, ורק ויפתוהו בפיהם, בפיהם הוא דבר זה, שנתפתה. דהיינו שהם חושבים כך, ובאמת אינו כן.

The Sefaria Sulam, 2023

And this saying, "And you incited me...": And what it says, "And you incited me against him to devour him in vain," the answer is that it is not written "you incited me to devour him," but "you incited me against him." It is against him, in his mind, that he thinks "you incited me," as Job said, "And you have revealed yourself to the counsel of the wicked." Like this, "They entice him with their mouths, and with their tongues they lie to him." And it is also difficult, is it even possible to seduce the Holy One, Blessed be He? Rather, it is not written that "they entice him" and "they lie to him," but "they entice him with their mouths." This matter is about his mouth, that he is seduced. That is to say, they think this way, but in truth it is not so.