Infants at the Breast Recognized God at the Sea

Rabbi Akiva expounded: In the merit of the righteous women of that generation they were redeemed, and so on, until "And He suckled him with honey from the rock" (Deuteronomy 32:13); and they [the children] recognized Him first, "This is my God, and I will glorify Him." Rabbi Yose the Galilean expounded: At the hour when Israel came up from the sea, and so on, as soon as they saw the Divine Presence, the suckling raised its neck and the infant let the breast drop from its mouth, and they said, "This is my God, and I will glorify Him," as it is said, "From the mouth of babes and sucklings" (Psalms 8:3). It was taught: "This is my God, and I will glorify Him": beautify yourself before Him with the commandments; make for yourself a beautiful Torah scroll, and so on. Rabbi Zeira said: The beautifying of a commandment is up to one-third more in the commandment. Rav Ashi inquired: One-third from within, or one-third from without? Let it stand unresolved. In the West they say in the name of Rabbi Zeira: up to one-third at one's own expense; from there onward it is at the expense of the Holy One, blessed be He.