Reading , "For this commandment that I command you this day . . . is very near to you, in your mouth, and in your heart," a Midrash related the commandments to the human body. The Midrash taught that bears out , "For they are life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh." Rabbi Hiyya taught that the law is a salve for the eye, an emollient for a wound, and a root-drink for the bowels. The law is a salve for the eye, as says, "The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes." The law is an emollient for a wound, as says, "It shall be health to your navel." And the law is a root-drink for the bowels, as continues, "And marrow to your bones." Another Midrash read , "For this commandment that I command you this day . . . is very near to you, in your mouth," together with , "For they are life to those who find them," to teach that the commandments are life for those who speak them aloud. The Midrash related that a disciple of Rabbi Eliezer ben Jacob used to run through all of his study in a single hour, and when once when he fell ill, he forgot all that he had learned, because he did not speak the words out loud. When, however, Rabbi Eliezer ben Jacob prayed for him, all his learning came back to him. Another Midrash read together with to teach that the commandments are life to those who tell them to others. Another Midrash read together with , "For they are life to those who find them," to teach that the commandments are life to those who carry out the commandments completely, for Deuteronomy repeatedly says, "all the commandment" (, "kol ha-mitzvah"), which the Midrash taught means until one completely carries out all the precepts. And the Midrash taught that the conclusion of , "health to all their flesh," refers to all the parts of the body, demonstrating the force of , "For this commandment that I command you this day . . . is very near to you, in your mouth, and in your heart."