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:" And God saw all that He had made, and found it very good.

And there was evening, and there was morning, the sixth day.

" ( Genesis 1: 31 )— Midrash: Rabbi Nahman said in Rabbi Samuel's name: " Behold, it was good " refers to the Good Desire ; " And behold, it was very good " refers to the Evil Desire.

( It only says " very good " after man was created with both the good and bad inclinations, in all other cases it only says " and God saw that it was good ") Can then the Evil Desire be very good?

That would be extraordinary!

But without the Evil Desire, however, no man would build a house, take a wife and beget children ; and thus said Solomon: " Again, I considered all labour and all excelling in work, that it is a man's rivalry with his neighbour.

" ( Kohelet IV, 4 ).