Parashas Haazinu · Passuk from filename
Torah Temimah points to Torah Temimah citation.
English: Rabbi Mana said: “For it is not an empty thing” — and if it is empty, it is from you, because you do not toil in the Torah.
Custom (A re-reading of the verse that places responsibility for apparent emptiness on the lack of effort of the student.)
The Torah is never empty in itself. If a matter appears empty or without substance, the deficiency is in the learner who has not exerted himself. The verse therefore becomes both a reassurance of the Torah’s fullness and a demand for serious labor in its study.