) that Naaman had, and thus Gehazi was smitten with leprosy, as reports Elisha said to Gehazi, "The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave to you"; (5) for blaspheming the Divine Name, from the experience of Goliath, of whom says, "And the Philistine cursed David by his God," and the says, "This day will the Lord deliver (sagar, ) you," and the term "deliver" (, sagar) is used here in the same sense as uses it with regard to leprosy, when it is says, "And the priest shall shut him up (, sagar)"; (6) for robbing the public, from the experience of Shebna, who derived illicit personal benefit from property of the Sanctuary, and of whom says, "the Lord . . . will wrap you round and round," and "wrap" must refer to a leper, of whom says, "And he shall wrap himself over the upper lip"; (7) for usurping a dignity to which one has no right, from the experience of Uzziah, of whom says, "And Uzziah the king was a leper to the day of his death"; (8) for overweening pride, from the same example of Uzziah, of whom says, "But when he became strong, his heart was lifted up, so that he did corruptly and he trespassed against the Lord his God"; (9) for evil speech, from the experience of Miriam, of whom says, "And Miriam . . . spoke against Moses," and then says, "when the cloud was removed from over the Tent, behold Miriam was leprous"; and (10) for an evil eye, from the person described in which can be read, "And he that keeps his house to himself shall come to the priest, saying: There seems to me to be a plague in the house," and thus describes one who is not willing to permit any other to have any benefit from the house. Similarly, Rabbi Judah the Levite, son of Rabbi Shalom, inferred that skin disease comes because of eleven sins: (1) for cursing the Divine Name, (2) for immorality, (3) for bloodshed, (4) for ascribing to another a fault that is not in him, (5) for haughtiness, (6) for encroaching upon other people's domains, (7) for a lying tongue, (8) for theft, (9) for swearing falsely, (10) for profanation of the name of Heaven, and (11) for idolatry. Rabbi Isaac added: for ill-will. And our Rabbis said: for despising the words of