Amud 171a

תוס' ד"ה שלשה

Three, etc. a sample of עוה"ב, etc. - שלשה כולי מעין העולם הבא

Summary:
איוב had a limited sampling of עוה"ב, while the אבות sampled it all.

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תוס' ד"ה שבעה

Seven; over whom the worms had no dominion - שבעה שלא שלטה בהן רמה

Summary:
Anyone who has no jealousy will not rot (but his body may become wormy); however the seven mentioned here, did not even have any worms.

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תוס' ד"ה שלשה לא

The יצה"ר did not have dominion over three - שלשה לא שלט בהן יצר הרע

Summary:
Once הקב"ה saw the effort the אבות exerted to distance themselves from an עבירה, he helped them by removing from them the שליטה of the יצה"ר.

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