2. And man was created by the Torah, as it is written: "And Elohim said: 'Let us make man'" (Beresheet 1:26), WRITTEN IN A PLURAL FORM. The Holy One, blessed be He, said to the Torah: 'I wish to create man.' She replied: 'This man is destined to sin and provoke You. Unless You are long-suffering with him, how then shall he endure? And He replied to her: you and I shall maintain him in the world, for I am not called 'long-suffering' for no reason.
2. וּבְאוֹרַיְיתָא אִתְבְּרֵי ב"נ, הה"ד וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים נַעֲשֶׂה אָדָם. אָמַר קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא לְאוֹרַיְיתָא, בָּעֵינָא לְמִבְרֵי אָדָם. אָמְרָה קַמֵּיהּ, הַאי ב"נ זַמִּין לְמֶחֱטֵי וּלְאַרְגְזָא קַמָּךְ, אִי לָא תַּאֲרִיךְ רוּגְזָךְ עָלֵיהּ, הֵיךְ יְקוּם בְּעָלְמָא. אָמַר לָהּ, אֲנָא וְאַתְּ נוֹקִים לֵיהּ בְּעָלְמָא, דְּהָא לָאו לְמַגָּנָא אִתְקָרֵינָא אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם.