Niddah

'Three were matters of aggada'; One verse says, For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth,  but another verse says, Because the Lord would slay them?  — The former refers to those who are penitents while the latter refers to those who are not penitent. One verse says, who regardeth not persons,  nor taketh reward,  but another verse says, The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee?  — The former refers to the time before sentence is passed while the latter refers to the time after the sentence has been passed. One verse says, For the Lord hath chosen Zion,  but another verse says, For this city  hath been to me a provocation of Mine anger and of My fury from the day that they built it even unto this day?  The former applied to the time before Solomon married the daughter of Pharaoh while the latter applied to the time after Solomon married the daughter of Pharaoh. 'Three were mere nonsense': Does the wife of Lot  convey uncleanness? He replied: A corpse conveys uncleanness but no pillar of salt conveys uncleanness. Does the son of the Shunamite  convey uncleanness?  He replied: A corpse conveys uncleanness but no live person conveys uncleanness. Will the dead in the hereafter  require to be sprinkled upon  on the third and the seventh  or will they not require it? He replied: When they will be resurrected we shall go into the matter.  Others say: When our Master Moses will come with them. 'Three were concerned with matters of conduct': What must a man do that he may become wise? He replied: Let him engage much in study  and a little in business. Did not many, they said, do so and it was of no avail to them? — Rather, let them pray for mercy from Him to whom is the wisdom, for it is said, For the Lord giveth wisdom, out of His mouth cometh knowledge and discernment.  R. Hiyya taught: This  may be compared to the action of a mortal king who prepared for his servants a banquet but to his friends he sent from that which he had before himself. What then  does he  teach us?  That one without the other  does not suffice. What must a man do that he may become rich? He replied: Let him engage much in business  and deal honestly. Did not many, they said to him, do so but it was of no avail to them? — Rather, let him pray for mercy from Him to whom are the riches, for it is said, Mine is the silver, and Mine the gold.  What then  does he  teach us?  — That one without the other  does not suffice. What must a man do that he may have male children? He replied: He shall marry a wife that is worthy of him