Zohar, Bereshit
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הֲלֹא אִם תֵּיטִיב שְׂאֵת כְּמָה דְאִתְּמָר. אֲבָל שְׂאֵת כְּדְאֲמַר רַבִּי אַבָּא שְׂאֵת תִּסְתַּלַּק לְעֵילָא וְלָא תֵיחוֹת לְתַתָּא. אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹסֵי הַאי מִלָּה הַשְׁתָּא אִתְּמָר וְיָאוּת הוּא. אֲבָל הָכִי שְׁמַעְנָא שְׂאֵת יְסַלַּק מִינָךְ וְיִשְׁבּוֹק לָךְ אִתְדַּבְּקוּתָא דָא דְּרוּחַ מְסָאֲבָא.
IF THOU DOEST WELL, SHALL THERE NOT BE UPLIFTING? This has already been explained, viz. the word se’eth (uplifting) means, according to R. Abba, ‘thou shalt mount above and shalt not descend below’. R. Jose said: ‘We accept this explanation, which is a good one, but I have also heard another, viz. “this attachment of the impure spirit shall depart (lit. be lifted) from thee and leave thee”.
וְאִי לָא לַפֶּתַח חַטָּאת רוֹבֵץ. מַאי לַפֶּתַח דָּא דִינָא עִלָּאָה דְּאִיהוּ פִּתְחָא דְכֹלָּא כְּמָא דְאַתְּ אָמֵר (תהילים קי״ח:י״ט) פִּתְחוּ לִי שַׁעֲרֵי צֶדֶק. חַטָּאת רוֹבֵץ הַהוּא סִטְרָא דְּאִתְדַּבְּקַת בֵּיהּ וְאִתְמַשְׁכַת עֲלָךְ יְהֵא נָטִיר לָךְ לְאִתְפְּרָעָא מִנָּךְ כְּתַרְגּוּמָא.
If not, then SIN COUCHETH AT THE DOOR. By “door” is meant the heavenly tribunal which is the door through which all enter, as it is written, “open to me the doors of righteousness” (Ps. 118, 19). By “sin coucheth” is meant that the side which clung to thee and was drawn towards thee is Iying in watch for thee to exact punishment from thee.’