(לו) (לו) אָמַר הֶחָבֵר: יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּאֻמּוֹת כַּלֵּב בָּאֲבָרִים, הוּא רַב חֳלָיִים מִכֻּלָּם וְרַב בְּרִיאוּת מִכֻּלָּם.
(36) 36. The Rabbi: Israel amidst the nations is like the heart amidst the organs of the body; it is at one and the same time the most sick and the most healthy of them.
(28) But if the woman has not defiled herself and is pure, she shall be cleared and shall conceive seed.
(כב) סוֹטָה שֶׁשָׁתָת וְהָיְתָה טְהוֹרָה הֲרֵי זוֹ מִתְחַזֶּקֶת וּפָנֶיהָ מַזְהִירוֹת. וְאִם הָיָה בָּהּ חלִי יָסוּר. וְתִתְעַבֵּר וְתֵלֵד זָכָר. וְאִם הָיָה דַּרְכָּהּ לֵילֵד בְּקֹשִׁי תֵּלֵד בִּמְהֵרָה. הָיָה דַּרְכָּהּ לֵילֵד נְקֵבוֹת תֵּלֵד זְכָרִים:
When a sotah who was innocent drinks [the bitter water], she becomes stronger and her face glows. If she was afflicted by sickness [that prevented her from conceiving], it will disappear; she will conceive and give birth to a male. If she previously had difficulty giving birth, she will give birth speedily. If she has borne girls, she will have sons as well.