אות - יג

There are upright people who have no livelihood and have great stress and confusions from this — and this is a good thing for the world. And know that there are precious words that emerge specifically through confusions. However, there are distinctions between confusions, as brought in the Midrash (Bereishis Rabbah 44:19): that there is a slumber of prophecy, as it is written: *"And a deep sleep fell upon Abram"* [Genesis 15:12], and there is a slumber of foolishness, etc. Slumber [tardaimah] is a confusion of the mind [bilbul ha-da'as].