A king hired two workers to fill up a pit. The first looked into it and said, "I will never be able to fill it up!" And so he departed.
The other said, "It does not matter whether or not I finish the job. The king pays me for my labor. Let me rejoice that I found employment!"
Thus Hashem says, "The Torah is infinitely wide and deep, but that is not your concern. You are a day-laborer, hired by Me. Accomplish your daily task!"
The Torah of Hashem is perfect. It restores the soul.
The testimony of Hashem is trustworthy. It makes the foolish wise.
The statues of Hashem are just. They make the heart rejoice.
The mitzvah of Hashem is clear. It brightens the eyes.
The fear of Hashem is pure. It endures forever.
The judgments of Hashem are true. The are righteous altogether.
(Tehillim 19:18)
These verses hint that both the Written and the Oral Torah are perfect, and that they restore the soul from death to life.
The "Oral Torah," which consists of the Six Books of the Mishnah, is suggested by the stanza of six lines.
The "Written Torah," which contains Five Books, is recalled by the use of five words in each verse.
Devarim 33:1 AND THIS IS THE BLESSING. The gematria of this phrase is 646, equivalent to that of "This is the Torah." For he blessed them through the Torah.
- The Midrash Says; Baal HaTurim
