אות - לח

*"They set their mouth against the heavens and their tongue walks through the earth"* [Psalms 73:9]. Because now heresy has spread — the restraint has been removed to speak slander against all the *tzadikim* and against all the G-d-fearing. And this is like someone who sticks out his tongue against the whole world, not caring about the whole world at all. And in truth this heresy is against Hashem Yisburach Himself. But they are ashamed to speak with their mouths against Hashem Yisburach, therefore they redirect their heresy to speak against the world. And this is: *"They set their mouth against the heavens"* — because in truth what they say with their mouths is in truth above in the heavens, because the essence of their words is against Hashem Yisburach Himself, as mentioned. But *"their tongue walks through the earth"* — because since they are ashamed to speak with their mouths against Him blessed He, therefore *"their tongue walks through the earth,"* that they stick out their tongue against the world as mentioned. But in truth, *"they set their mouth against the heavens"* as mentioned.