Reply To: Chidushim on Daf Yomi

The gemora over here indicating the Adam Harishan was created with two yetzorim, two inclinations, yatzer tov and yetzer hara, disagrees with a Rashi in Koheles (4,13) where it says that a young smart individual is better than an old fool. This is interpreted on the Yetzer Tov who arrives at thirteen over the Yetzer Hara who arrived at birth. Maybe a Bar Mitzva becomes a מצווה ועושה commanded to do mitzvos and גדול מצווה ועושה משאינה מצווה ועושה it is greater the one commanded to do mitzvos than the one who is not commanded. Tosfas explains because once we are commanded, the yetzer hara resists the performance of mitzvos. Therefore if not commanded until Bar Mitzva there is no need for the yetzer hara’s resistance as their is no inclination to do mitzvos because the yetzer tov is not there yet to influence him. The yetzer hara in effect is dormant halachically until thirteen. The question is how is it fair that the yetzer hara takes up residents before the yetzer tov arrived? If the yetzer hara would not have some advantage, people would not listen to him. He also uses another means to influence us.
The Chasan Sofer explains the pasuk Breishis (39,10) וַיְהִ֕י כְּדַבְּרָ֥הּ אֶל־יוֹסֵ֖ף י֣וֹם׀ י֑וֹם וְלֹא־שָׁמַ֥ע אֵלֶ֛יהָ And it was her talking to Yosef day by day, so he did not listen to her. This is similar to a peddler who praises the merchandise too much. If it is so good, why praise so much? Let the merchandise speak for itself. This behavior is similar to the yetzer hara who wants to encourage us to sin by praising its benefits day by day whereas the yetzer tov lets the merchandise speak for itself.

Maybe, the reason we start from the great by elevating because he is more deserving whereas by lowering the small is more deserving.

The Ohr Hachaim explains the pasuk Breishis (2,18) לֹא־ט֛וֹב הֱי֥וֹת הָֽאָדָ֖ם לְבַדּ֑וֹ אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־לּ֥וֹ עֵ֖זֶר כְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ it is not good if the man is alone I will make create a help against him. They were connected as one so, Hashem said I will separate them so they be able look at each other and help each other. If they are together, they cannot help each other. Sometimes we don’t see our sins in ourselves but see it in the other.

Rashi sees it that Monoach did not know the halacha mentioned not to follow the wife by her going in front of him. You can go next to each other.
The Ben Ish Chai has an interesting interpretation about Monoach following his wife. When people are learned they can use their learning for their detriment by finding an excuse for bad behavior in the Torah or kabalah. Someone said that he will commit adultery. So he was told, how can you sin like that? He answers that after he will say some tikun to correct it. Now, if he would not have been knowledgeable in the tikun, he would never have thought of this type of behavior. So, it was good that he was an am haaretz and followed his wife and not another women.