Scripture, ‘they shall shine forth as the sun at noonday.’ ” R. Phineas, son of Jair, said, “Industry brings purity—purity, cleanness—cleanness, holiness—holiness, humbleness—humbleness, fear of sin—and fear of sin, partaking of the Holy Ghost.” Ideas of God are gathered from the occupations which the authors of the Talmud assign to him. “The day contains twelve hours. The first three hours the Holy One, blessed be He, sits and studies the Law. The second three hours He sits and judges the whole world. When He sees that the world deserves destruction, He stands up from the throne of judgment, and sits on the throne of mercy. The third three hours He sits and feeds all the world, from the horns of the unicorns to the eggs of the vermin. In the fourth three hours He sits and plays with leviathan, for it is said, ‘The leviathan, whom thou hast formed to play therein’ ” (Ps. civ. 26). Rabbi Eliezer says, “The night has three watches, and at every watch the Holy One, blessed be He, sits and roars like a lion; for it is said, ‘The Lord shall roar from on high and utter His voice from His holy habitation; He shall mightily roar upon His habitation’ ” (Jer. xxv. 30). Rabbi Isaac, the son of Samuel, says in the name of Rav, “The night has three watches, and at every watch the Holy One, blessed be He, sits and roars like a lion, and says, ‘Woe is me, that I have laid desolate my house, and burned my sanctuary, and sent my children into captivity among the nations of the world!’ ” He is described as praying, and wearing phylacteries, and as having a special place for weeping. “Before the destruction of the Temple the Holy One played with leviathan, but since the destruction of the Temple, He plays with it no more. In the hour that the Holy One remembers His children who are dwelling with suffering among the nations, He lets two tears fall into the Great Ocean, the noise of which is heard from one end of the world to the other, and this is an earthquake.” It is further said that He “braided the hair of Eve,” and “shaved the head of Sennacherib.” He is represented as keeping school, and teaching the sages. To this school the devils come, especially Aschmedai, the king of the devils. In the discussions that take place, God is said to be sometimes overcome by the wiser Rabbis.