Another interpretation: "Fortunate is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit in the company of scoffers" (Psalms 1:1). Another explanation is that this verse refers to Adam, the first man. Adam said, "Fortunate am I if I have not followed the ways of the serpent and fortunate am I if I have not sat in the company of scoffers." Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi said in the name of Rabbi Levi, "The serpent spoke slander against its Creator to Eve, saying, 'Why are you not eating from this tree?'
She replied, 'God commanded us not to eat from it or even touch it or come near it.' What did the serpent do? It pushed Eve against the tree, and she did not die. God had only commanded not to eat from it, but the serpent added to it and said, 'From this tree God ate and created the world, and if you eat from it, you can also create a world like His, as it says, 'You shall be as gods' (Genesis 3:5).' But every artist hates his own work. Hence, the serpent was a mocker."