Likutei Moharan 29:9/ליקוטי מוהר"ן כ״ט:ט׳

19. This is the concept of earning a living faithfully. Someone who does not earn his living with faith, and is filled with a craving for money so that he steals from his friend—he arouses the above mentioned blood, corresponding to, “Why is your clothing red?” He generates in the Shekhinah the blood of niddah (menstruation), as in (Ezekiel 7:19), “their gold shall be niddah (impure).” This is the meaning of: Damim implies two (Megillah 14b) —that is, the dam of menstruation is the result of money.

2<And> this is why stealing is called beged, as in (Isaiah 24:16), “And beged bogdim bagadu (those who betrayed the traitors have betrayed)”—i.e., the blemishing of garments, as in, “a stain was found on his beged (garment).” Thus Yonatan ben Uziel translates (ibid.): “bazuzei u’bazuzei d’bazuzei”—i.e., the aspect of craving money. For the more he has, the more he craves.

3For this is the primary rectification of earning a living: to keep in mind that the sole purpose of every step he takes and every word he speaks while earning a living is to be able to give charity from his earnings. This is the concept of the General Remedy as it relates to money <and the gidim>.

4This is because charity corresponds to the generality of gidim, as in (Hoshea 10:12), “ZiRu (Sow) for yourselves for charity”— ZeRa gad (the seed of coriander) is a white drop. Through this remedy the mind is elevated, in the aspect of “a mind as white as silver” (Tikkuney Zohar #70, p. 129a).

5This is why it is called masa u ’matan (the give-and-take of livelihood), to indicate that it contains a rectification for the aspect of garments/blood, as mentioned.

6Masa (take) is alluded to in (Psalms 38:5), “For my transgressions have gone over my head; like a masa (burden) which is heavy, they are too heavy for me.” These are the three hundred sixty-five prohibitions which overpower the head, the mentalities, as in, “Do not stand idly over your friend’s blood.” It also corresponds to the blemishing of the garments, as explained.

7And this is the meaning of “KhaVeD yiKhVDu (heavy, they are too heavy)”—an aspect of “the King of KaVoD (honor).” <Furthermore,> “KhaVeD” corresponds to the blood, because the KaVeD (the liver) is full of blood. This is an aspect of the blood of menstruation, as mentioned above.

8And matan (give) is an aspect of the General Remedy, which is charity, as in (Proverbs 18:16), “A man’s matan (gift) opens the way for him.” This corresponds to “the bow of the Covenant,” which is <the TZeDaKah (charity)>, as in (Psalms 37:21), “The TZaDdiK has pity and gives.” And this is what our Sages said: “With your mouth” (Deuteronomy 23:24) —this is charity (Rosh HaShanah 6a), for then speech is permitted.