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• Shabbat 127a lists visiting the sick, bringing peace between people, and Torah study as acts whose reward is in this world and the next — Proverbs 17:1 "better a dry crust eaten in peace than a house full of feasting with strife" is the Talmudic hierarchy of provisions: communal peace is a force multiplier that converts minimal resources into maximal spiritual-energetic output, defeating the Sitra Achra's poverty-and-strife double-bind.
• Sanhedrin 8b teaches that a judge who takes a bribe will eventually lose his ability to see clearly — Proverbs 17:23 "a wicked man takes a bribe from the bosom to pervert the ways of justice" is the judicial compromise protocol: the Sitra Achra's first move in any institutional infiltration is the corruption of the judge-function, after which all subsequent adjudications serve its agenda.
• Bava Metzia 30b teaches that Jerusalem was destroyed because its courts adjudicated "strictly according to Torah law" — Proverbs 17:14 "the beginning of strife is like the opening of a dam" reflects the Talmudic jurisprudence of lifnim mishurat hadin (beyond the letter of the law): the Sitra Achra exploits technically correct legalism as a dam-breach mechanism, and mercy beyond the law is the sealant.
• Yoma 75a records a dispute over what manna tasted like — Proverbs 17:22 "a joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries the bones" is the psychosomatic battlefield doctrine: the Sitra Achra's sustained campaign against the soul's joy is a strategic effort to induce the bone-drying despair that makes further resistance impossible.
• Avot 5:7 lists the seven marks of the golem (fool) — Proverbs 17:28 "even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; one who closes his lips is deemed intelligent" is the operational silence principle: the Sitra Achra extracts intelligence from the fool's premature speech; the tactical warrior maintains information security by closing his lips.