and what was done to Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab son of Reuben, when the earth opened her mouth and swallowed them, along with their households, their tents, and every living thing in their train, from amidst all Israel—
היקום אשר ברגליהם. מהו היקום אשר ברגליהם, א"ר אלעזר, זה ממונו של אדם שמעמידו על רגליו
English: “The substance that was at their feet” — what is the substance that was at their feet? R’ Elazar said: This is a person’s money, which sets him on his feet.
On the daf / in context: Sanhedrin 110a; Pesachim 119a.
Type of Learning
Custom (mammon as “what stands at their feet”)
What Is Learned
Wealth that props a person up can also destroy him; Korach is the paradigm.