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Chapter Three, pages 281-281, with pointed Hebrew, English, and transliteration.

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Pirkei Avot

Chapter Three 281-281 576-577

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Passage יז רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן עֲזַרְיָה אוֹמֵר: אִם אֵין תּוֹרָה אֵין דֶּרֶךְ אֶרֶץ, אִם אֵין דֶּרֶךְ אֶרֶץ אֵין תּוֹרָה, אִם אֵין חָכְמָה אֵין יִרְאָה, אִם אֵין יִרְאָה אֵין חָכְמָה, אִם אֵין דַּעַת אֵין בִּינָה, אִם אֵין בִּינָה אֵין דַּעַת, אִם אֵין קֶמַח אֵין תּוֹרָה, אִם אֵין תּוֹרָה אֵין קֶמַח. הוּא הָיָה אוֹמֵר: כָּל שֶׁחָכְמָתוֹ מְרֻבָּה מִמַּעֲשָׂיו, לְמָה הוּא דּוֹמֶה: לְאִילָן שֶׁעֲנָפָיו מְרֻבִּין וְשָׁרָשָׁיו מוּעָטִין, וְהָרוּחַ בָּאָה וְעוֹקַרְתּוֹ וְהוֹפַכְתּוֹ עַל פָּנָיו, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְהָיָה כְּעַרְעָר בָּעֲרָבָה, וְלֹא יִרְאֶה כִּי יָבֹא טוֹב, וְשָׁכַן חֲרֵרִים בַּמִּדְבָּר, אֶרֶץ מְלֵחָה וְלֹא תֵשֵׁב.¹ אֲבָל, כָּל שֶׁמַּעֲשָׂיו מְרֻבִּין מֵחָכְמָתוֹ, לְמָה הוּא דּוֹמֶה: לְאִילָן שֶׁעֲנָפָיו מוּעָטִין וְשָׁרָשָׁיו מְרֻבִּין, שֶׁאֲפִלּוּ כָּל הָרוּחוֹת שֶׁבָּעוֹלָם בָּאוֹת וְנוֹשְׁבוֹת* בּוֹ, אֵין מְזִיזִין אוֹתוֹ מִמְּקוֹמוֹ*, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְהָיָה כְּעֵץ שָׁתוּל עַל מַיִם, וְעַל יוּבַל יְשַׁלַּח שָׁרָשָׁיו, וְלֹא יִרְאֶה כִּי יָבֹא חֹם, וְהָיָה עָלֵהוּ רַעֲנָן, וּבִשְׁנַת* בַּצֹּרֶת לֹא יִדְאָג, וְלֹא יָמִישׁ מֵעֲשׂוֹת פֶּרִי.² 17. Rabbi Elazar ben Azaryah said: If there is no Torah, there is no proper social conduct; if there is no proper social conduct, there is no Torah. If there is no wisdom, there is no fear [of God]; if there is no fear [of God], there is no wisdom. If there is no knowledge, there is no understanding; if there is no understanding, there is no knowledge. If there is no flour [sustenance], there is no Torah; if there is no Torah, there is no flour. He used to say: Anyone whose wisdom exceeds his [good] deeds, to what can he be compared? To a tree whose branches are numerous but whose roots are few, and the wind comes and uproots it and turns it upside down; as it is stated: And he shall be like a lonely tree in arid land and shall not see when good comes; he shall dwell on parched soil in the wilderness, on salt-land, not inhabitable.¹ But anyone whose [good] deeds exceed his wisdom, to what can he be compared? To a tree whose branches are few but whose roots are numerous, so that even if all the winds in the world were to come and blow against it, they could not move it from its place; as it is stated: And he shall be like a tree planted by waters, toward the stream spreading its roots, and it shall not feel when the heat comes, and its foliage shall be verdant; in the year of drought it shall not worry, nor shall it cease from yielding fruit.² יז ra|BI el|a|ZAR ben a|zar|YAH o|MER: im ein to|RAH ein DE|rech E|retz, im ein DE|rech E|retz ein to|RAH, im ein choch|MAH ein yir|AH, im ein yir|AH ein choch|MAH, im ein da-AT ein bi|NAH, im ein bi|NAH ein da-AT, im ein KE|mach ein to|RAH, im ein to|RAH ein KE|mach. hu ha|YAH o|MER: kol she|choch|ma|TO me|ru|BAH mi|ma-a|SAV, le|MAH hu do|MEH: le-i|LAN she-a|na|FAV me|ru|BIN ve|sho|ro|SHAV mu-a|TIN, ve|ha|RUACH ba-AH ve-o|kar|TO ve|ho|fach|TO al pa|NAV, she|ne-e|MAR: ve|ha|YAH ke-ar|AR ba-a|ra|VAH, ve|LO yir|EH ki ya|VO tov, ve|sha|CHAN cha|re|RIM ba|mid|BAR, E|retz me|le|CHAH ve|LO te|SHEV. a|VAL, kol she|ma-a|SAV me|ru|BIN me|choch|ma|TO, le|MAH hu do|MEH: le-i|LAN she-a|na|FAV mu-a|TIN ve|sho|ro|SHAV me|ru|BIN, she-a|fi|LU kol ha|ru|CHOT she|ba-o|LAM ba-OT ve|nosh|VOT* bo, ein me|zi|ZIN o|TO mi|me|ko|MO*, she|ne-e|MAR: ve|ha|YAH ke-ETZ sha|TUL al MA|yim, ve-AL yu|VAL ye|sha|LACH sho|ro|SHAV, ve|LO yir|EH ki ya|VO chom, ve|ha|YAH a|le|HU ra-a|NAN, u|vish|NAT* ba|TZO|ret lo yid|AG, ve|LO ya|MISH me-a|SOT pe|RI. יז rab|BI ʾel|ʿa|ZAR ben ʿa|zar|YAH ʾo|MER: ʾim ʾen to|RAH ʾen DE|rekh ʾE|retz, ʾim ʾen DE|rekh ʾE|retz ʾen to|RAH, ʾim ʾen ḥokh|MAH ʾen yir|ʾAH, ʾim ʾen yir|ʾAH ʾen ḥokh|MAH, ʾim ʾen da|ʿATH ʾen bi|NAH, ʾim ʾen bi|NAH ʾen da|ʿATH, ʾim ʾen QE|maḥ ʾen to|RAH, ʾim ʾen to|RAH ʾen QE|maḥ. huʾ ha|YAH ʾo|MER: kol she|ḥokh|ma|THO me|rub|BAH mim|ma|ʿa|śAV, le|MAH huʾ do|MEH: le|ʾi|LAN she|ʿa|na|FAV me|rub|BIN ve|sho|ro|SHAV mu|ʿa|ṭIN, ve|ha|RUAḥ ba|ʾAH ve|ʿo|qar|TO ve|ho|fakh|TO ʿal pa|NAV, shen|ne|ʾe|MAR: ve|ha|YAH ke|ʿar|ʿAR ba|ʿa|ra|VAH, ve|LOʾ yir|ʾEH ki ya|VOʾ ṭov, ve|sha|KHAN ḥa|re|RIM bam|midh|BAR, ʾE|retz me|le|ḥAH ve|LOʾ the|SHEV. ʾa|VAL, kol shem|ma|ʿa|śAV me|rub|BIN me|ḥokh|ma|THO, le|MAH huʾ do|MEH: le|ʾi|LAN she|ʿa|na|FAV mu|ʿa|ṭIN ve|sho|ro|SHAV me|rub|BIN, she|ʾa|fil|LU kol ha|ru|ḥOTH sheb|ba|ʿo|LAM ba|ʾOTH ve|no|she|VOTH* bo, ʾen me|zi|ZIN ʾo|THO mim|me|qo|MO*, shen|ne|ʾe|MAR: ve|ha|YAH ke|ʿETZ sha|THUL ʿal MA|yim, ve|ʿAL yu|VAL ye|shal|LAḥ sho|ro|SHAV, ve|LOʾ yir|ʾEH ki ya|VOʾ ḥom, ve|ha|YAH ʿa|le|HU ra|ʿa|NAN, u|vish|NATH* bat|TZO|reth loʾ yidh|ʾAGH, ve|LOʾ ya|MISH me|ʿa|śOTH pe|RI. יז rab|BI el|ʿa|ZAR ben ʿa|zar|YAH o|MER: im en to|RAH en DE|rekh E|retz, im en DE|rekh E|retz en to|RAH, im en ḥokh|MAH en yir|AH, im en yir|AH en ḥokh|MAH, im en da|ʿAT en bi|NAH, im en bi|NAH en da|ʿAT, im en QE|maḥ en to|RAH, im en to|RAH en QE|maḥ. hu ha|YAH o|MER: kol she|ḥokh|ma|TO me|rub|BAH mim|ma|ʿa|SAV, le|MAH hu do|MEH: le|i|LAN she|ʿa|na|FAV me|rub|BIN ve|sho|ro|SHAV mu|ʿa|TIN, ve|ha|RUAḥ ba|AH ve|ʿo|qar|TO ve|ho|fakh|TO ʿal pa|NAV, shen|ne|e|MAR: ve|ha|YAH ke|ʿar|ʿAR ba|ʿa|ra|VAH, ve|LO yir|EH ki ya|VO tov, ve|sha|KHAN ḥa|re|RIM bam|mid|BAR, E|retz me|le|ḥAH ve|LO te|SHEV. a|VAL, kol shem|ma|ʿa|SAV me|rub|BIN me|ḥokh|ma|TO, le|MAH hu do|MEH: le|i|LAN she|ʿa|na|FAV mu|ʿa|TIN ve|sho|ro|SHAV me|rub|BIN, she|a|fil|LU kol ha|ru|ḥOT sheb|ba|ʿo|LAM ba|OT ve|no|she|VOT* bo, en me|zi|ZIN o|TO mim|me|qo|MO*, shen|ne|e|MAR: ve|ha|YAH ke|ʿETZ sha|TUL ʿal MA|yim, ve|ʿAL yu|VAL ye|shal|LAḥ sho|ro|SHAV, ve|LO yir|EH ki ya|VO ḥom, ve|ha|YAH ʿa|le|HU ra|ʿa|NAN, u|vish|NAT* bat|TZO|ret lo yid|AG, ve|LO ya|MISH me|ʿa|SOT pe|RI. יז ra|BI el|o|ZOR ben a|zar|YOH oy|MEIR: im ein toy|ROH ein DE|rech E|retz, im ein DE|rech E|retz ein toy|ROH, im ein choch|MOH ein yir|OH, im ein yir|OH ein choch|MOH, im ein da-AS ein bi|NOH, im ein bi|NOH ein da-AS, im ein KE|mach ein toy|ROH, im ein toy|ROH ein KE|mach. hu ho|YOH oy|MEIR: kol she|choch|mo|SOY m'ru|BOH mi|ma-a|SOV, l'MOH hu doy|MEH: l'i|LON she-a|no|FOV m'ru|BIN v'sho|ro|SHOV mu-o|TIN, v'ho|RUACH bo-OH v'oy|kar|TOY v'hoy|fach|TOY al po|NOV, she|ne-e|MAR: v'ho|YOH k'ar|OR bo-a|ro|VOH, v'LOY yir|EH ki yo|VOY toyv, v'sho|CHAN cha|rei|RIM ba|mid|BOR, E|retz m'lei|CHOH v'LOY sei|SHEIV. a|VOL, kol she|ma-a|SOV m'ru|BIN mei|choch|mo|SOY, l'MOH hu doy|MEH: l'i|LON she-a|no|FOV mu-o|TIN v'sho|ro|SHOV m'ru|BIN, she-a|fi|LU kol ho|ru|CHOYS she|bo-oy|LOM bo-OYS v'noysh'|VOYS* boy, ein m'zi|ZIN oy|SOY mim'|koy|MOY*, she|ne-e|MAR: v'ho|YOH k'EITZ sho|SUL al MA|yim, v'AL yu|VAL y'sha|LACH sho|ro|SHOV, v'LOY yir|EH ki yo|VOY choym, v'ho|YOH o|lei|HU ra-a|NON, u|vish|NAS* ba|TZOY|res loy yid|OG, v'LOY yo|MISH mei-a|SOYS pe|RI. Passage יח רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר (בֶּן) חִסְמָא אוֹמֵר: קִנִּין וּפִתְחֵי* נִדָּה, הֵן הֵן גּוּפֵי הֲלָכוֹת. תְּקוּפוֹת וְגִימַטְרִיאוֹת, פַּרְפְּרָאוֹת לַחָכְמָה. 18. Rabbi Eliezer Chisma said: The laws pertaining to bird-sacrifices and the calculation of the onset of menstruation—these are essentials of halachah [Torah law]; the calculation of cycles [astronomy] and geometry are condiments to wisdom. יח ra|BI e|li-e|ZER (ben) chis|MA o|MER: ki|NIN u|fit|CHEI* ni|DAH, hen hen gu|FEI ha|la|CHOT. t'ku|FOT ve|gi|mat|ri-OT, par|pe|ra-OT la|choch|MAH. יח rab|BI ʾe|li|ʿe|ZER (ben) ḥis|MAʾ ʾo|MER: qin|NIN u|fith|ḥE* nid|DAH, hen hen gu|FE ha|la|KHOTH. te|qu|FOTH ve|ghi|maṭ|ri|ʾOTH, par|pe|ra|ʾOTH la|ḥokh|MAH. יח rab|BI e|li|ʿe|ZER (ben) ḥis|MA o|MER: qin|NIN u|fit|ḥE* nid|DAH, hen hen gu|FE ha|la|KHOT. te|qu|FOT ve|gi|mat|ri|OT, par|pe|ra|OT la|ḥokh|MAH. יח ra|BI e|li-e|ZER (ben) chis|MO oy|MEIR: ki|NIN u|fis|CHEI* ni|DOH, hein hein gu|FEI ha|lo|CHOYS. t'ku|FOYS v'gi|mat|ri-OYS, par|p'ro-OYS la|choch|MOH. Instructions At the conclusion of the chapter, recite the following Mishnah: Passage רַבִּי חֲנַנְיָא בֶּן עֲקַשְׁיָא אוֹמֵר: רָצָה הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא לְזַכּוֹת אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל, לְפִיכָךְ הִרְבָּה לָהֶם תּוֹרָה וּמִצְוֹת, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: יְהֹוָה חָפֵץ לְמַעַן צִדְקוֹ, יַגְדִּיל תּוֹרָה וְיַאְדִּיר. רבי Rabbi Chananyah ben Akashya said: The Holy One, blessed be He, wished to make the people of Israel meritorious; therefore He gave them Torah and mitzvot in abundant measure, as it is written: The Lord desired, for the sake of his [Israel's] righteousness, to make the Torah great and glorious. ra|BI cha|nan|YA ben a|kash|YA o|MER: ra|TZAH ha|ka|DOSH ba|RUCH hu le|za|KOT et yis|ra-EL, le|fi|CHACH hir|BAH la|HEM to|RAH u|mitz|VOT, she|ne-e|MAR: a|do|NAI cha|FETZ le|MA-an tzid|KO, yag|DIL to|RAH ve|ya|DIR. rab|BI ḥa|nan|YAʾ ben ʿa|qash|YAʾ ʾo|MER: ra|TZAH haq|qa|DHOSH ba|RUKH huʾ le|zak|KOTH ʾeth yiś|ra|ʾEL, le|fi|KHAKH hir|BAH la|HEM to|RAH u|mitz|VOTH, shen|ne|ʾe|MAR: a|do|NAI ḥa|FETZ le|MA|ʿan tzidh|QO, yagh|DIL to|RAH ve|yaʾ|DIR. rab|BI ḥa|nan|YA ben ʿa|qash|YA o|MER: ra|TZAH haq|qa|DOSH ba|RUKH hu le|zak|KOT et yis|ra|EL, le|fi|KHAKH hir|BAH la|HEM to|RAH u|mitz|VOT, shen|ne|e|MAR: a|do|NAI ḥa|FETZ le|MA|ʿan tzid|QO, yag|DIL to|RAH ve|ya|DIR. ra|BI cha|nan|YO ben a|kash|YO oy|MEIR: ro|TZOH ha|ko|DOYSH bo|RUCH hu l'za|KOYS es yis|ro-EIL, l'fi|CHOCH hir|BOH lo|HEM toy|ROH u|mitz|VOYS, she|ne-e|MAR: a|do|NOY cho|FEITZ l'MA-an tzid|KOY, yag|DIL toy|ROH v'ya|DIR. parent /siddur/tehillat-hashem-annotated.xml prev /siddur/tehillat-hashem-annotated/574-575-280-280-pirkei-avot-chapter-three.xml next /siddur/tehillat-hashem-annotated/578-579-282-282-pirkei-avot-chapter-four.xml