And Rabbi Hezekiah said, Israel is deserving of their share, for the Holy One, blessed be He, delights in them and gives them the holy Torah, takes care of them, and provides them with food to sustain themselves above and below, so that the Holy One, blessed be He, does not dominate over them alone. And they are able to repel from themselves all accusers and all hardships, because they are the share of His glory and His wealth, as you say (Deuteronomy 32:9) "For a portion of the Lord is His people Jacob, the lot of His inheritance.”.
וְר' חִזְקִיָּה אֲמַר, זַכָּאָה חוּלָקֵיהוֹן דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא אִתְרְעֵי בְּהוּ, וִיהַב לוֹן אוֹרַיְיתָא קַדִּישָׁא, וְאַזְהַר לוֹן, וִיהַב לוֹן עֵיטָא, לְאִסְתַּמָּרָא מֵעֵילָא וְתַתָּא, בְּגִין דְּלָא יִשְׁלוֹט בְּהוּ בַּר קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא בִּלְחוֹדוֹי. וְאִינוּן יָדְעֵי לְדַחְיָיא מִנַּיְיהוּ כָּל מְקַטְרְגִין, וְכָל קַסְטִירִין, בְּגִין דִּיהוֹן חוּלָקָא דְּעַדְבֵיהּ וְאַחְסַנְתֵּיהּ, כְּמָה דְאַתְּ אָמֵר (דברים ל״ב:ט׳) כִּי חֵלֶק ה' עַמּוֹ יַעֲקֹב חֶבֶל נַחֲלָתוֹ.
And Rabbi Hezekiah said, Israel is deserving of their share, for the Holy One, blessed be He, delights in them and gives them the holy Torah, takes care of them, and provides them with food to sustain themselves above and below, so that the Holy One, blessed be He, does not dominate over them alone. And they are able to repel from themselves all accusers and all hardships, because they are the share of His glory and His wealth, as you say (Deuteronomy 32:9) "For a portion of the Lord is His people Jacob, the lot of His inheritance.”.