547. The Attribute of Caution

“He who is small is big, and he who is big is small.”

The reason is that the profits are mainly from the Milchama [war], which is regarded as Lechem [bread], which one obtains only through plowing, sowing, and harvesting.

Hence, he who is small, who feels small, meaning that he still has room for work, is big, meaning that he has the state of war, he elicits the quality of bread. But one who is big—who does not find any more room for work—is small because he can no longer gain. This is why he is small, since the profits are the most important.