Berachos 58a): . Ben
Zoma once saw a crowd on one of the steps of the Temple Mount. He said, Blessed
is He that discerneth secrets, and blessed is He who has created all these to
serve me. [For] he used to say: What labours Adam had to carry out before he
obtained bread to eat! He ploughed, he sowed, he reaped, he bound [the
sheaves], he threshed and winnowed and selected the ears, he ground [them], and
sifted [the flour], he kneaded and baked, and then at last he ate; whereas I
get up, and find all these things done for me. And how many labours Adam had to
carry out before he obtained a garment to wear! He had to shear, wash [the
wool], comb it, spin it and weave it, and then at last he obtained a garment to
wear; whereas I get up and find all these things done for me. All kinds of
craftsmen5 come early to the door of my house, and I rise in the morning and
find all these before me
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