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Zohar - II 042b – Wisdom
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Zohar II 042b [translated by Gershom Scholem] – Wisdom
Then He shaped a vessel diminutive as the letter yod, and filled it from him, and called it Wisdom-gushing Fountain, and called himself wise on its account. And after, he fashioned a large vessel named sea, and designated it Understanding {binah} and himself understanding, on its account.
Both wise and understanding is he, in his own essence; whereas Wisdom in itself cannot claim that title, but only through him who is wise and has made it full from his fountain; and so Understanding in itself cannot claim that title, but only through him who filled it from his own essence, and it would be rendered into an aridity if he were to go from it.
In this regard, it is written, "As the waters fail from the sea, and the river is drained dry" {Job 14:11}.