Gevurot Hashem, Introduction to Gevurot Hashem

1 It is to God's honor that a thing (thing, word - דבר) is concealed and it is to their honor, that kings research a thing (Proverbs 25, 2). In Midrash Rabbah (9,1) Rabbi Levi in the name of Rabbi Hama Bar Hanina: "From the first word of the Book of Genesis, 'בראשית' until 'ויכלו': "It is for God's honor that a thing is concealed," and from there ('ויכלו') and onwards, it speaks of "the honor of kings is to research a thing..."