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Words Sharp as Swords
Worldly judgment will ultimately afflict one who slanders others.
Tzara'at is a unique skin affliction was caused by gossip and evil talk. One should be afraid of slander; a slanderers' tongue is called a sharp sword. Just as malchut is a place of harsh judgment and must be dealt with very carefully, so too we must be aware of the consequences of misusing the mouth which relates to the sefira of malchut.
Purifying Adam
The Zohar explains that leprous plagues affected only those on a high spiritual level.
Although such a person has rectified everything that he can, there may still remain a small quantity of spiritual waste that causes a supernatural infection in his outermost levels - his skin. Thus can a person on such a high spiritual level become struck with leprosy.

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