Ogni argomento che è per il bene del cielo —la fine è [per le parti di tale argomento] di resistere, [come nell'argomento tra Beth Hillel e Beth Shammai, dove nessuna delle parti dell'argomento (i discepoli) è andata perduta (al contrario di Korach e della sua congregazione, che erano persi). Oppure: "la fine"—la fine desiderata dell'argomento. In una discussione per il bene del cielo, la fine desiderata è quella di raggiungere la verità. E questo è stato raggiunto nella discussione tra Beth Hillel e Beth Shammai— che l'halachah è conforme a Beth Hillel.] E un argomento che non è per il bene del cielo —la fine [desiderata], [potere e amore della conquista], non dura. [E così troviamo nell'argomento di Korach e della sua congregazione. La loro fine fu il raggiungimento della gloria e del potere—e l'opposto è ciò che è emerso.] Qual è una discussione per il bene del Cielo? L'argomento tra Hillel e Shammai. E (che cos'è una discussione) che non è per il bene del cielo? L'argomento di Korach e di tutta la sua congregazione.
Kli Yakar
“And God called the firmament Heaven.” God did not want it to be called by the name “rakia” [firmament] because this name indicates separation and division, as per and they flattened the gold into thin plates (Exodus 39:3) — for that which was to cover the earth. Since any rakia is a covering that separates between two things, and for this reason, it does not state “that it was good” on the second day, since disagreement was created on it, since there is no good except in a place where we find unity. And therefore on the third day, “that it was good” is stated twice: once for the work of the third day and once for the finishing of the water, that has an aspect of unity in it, as it is stated, let the waters gather to one place (Genesis 1:9), and because of this unity, “that it was good” is mentioned. But on the second day — from which comes out all differences, and which is the beginning of all difference and disagreement — “that it was good” was not said about it. And God did not want that [the sky] should be called firmament, which indicates a cover that separates and divides between brothers, and it was called with the name heavens [shamayim], which indicates peace, since shamayim is composed of the words fire [esh] and water [mayim], who made peace between themselves and joined together, and from them was created heavens. And this is what the Rabbis, of blessed memory, state (Avot 5:17), “Any disagreement that is for the sake of the heavens [shamayim], etc.,” which means to say that a disagreement whose purpose is peace, as is the teaching of the name shamayim, and [this is] easy to understand. And according to its simple meaning, “that it was good” was not stated on the second day, since there was no new creation on it, since the firmament was already created on the first day, and the reason for [no creations happening on the second day] is because the second day is the beginning of all difference and division; hence the Holy One, blessed be He, did not want to implant a nature of difference in any creation.