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The students came back with various answers. Rabbi Eliezer says: Looking at everything with a good eye—being generous and happy for others. Rabbi Yehoshua says: Being a good friend to help and advise people. Rabbi Yosei says: Being a good neighbor to positively influence your surroundings. Rabbi Shimon says: Seeing and anticipating the results of events and actions before they occur.1 Rabbi Elazar says: Having a good heart—having kind and positive feelings toward others. Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai then said to them: I prefer what Elazar ben Arach said to what the rest of you said, because what he said—having kind and positive feelings toward others—includes all the other good qualities that you mentioned, because it leads to them. He also said to them: Go out and see which path is the bad path from which a person should keep far away. Rabbi Eliezer says: Looking at everything with a bad eye—being stingy and jealous of others. Rabbi Yehoshua says: Being a bad friend. Rabbi Yosei says: Being a bad neighbor. Rabbi Shimon says: Being a person who does not realize that he will be unable to repay a loan, and so he borrows and does not pay back. Someone who borrows from a person and does not pay it back is like someone borrowing from God. As it says in Psalms: A wicked person borrows and does not pay back, but God, Who is righteous, acts graciously and gives the lender back his money. Now the borrower owes it to God. Rabbi Elazar says: Having a bad heart—negative feelings toward others. Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai then said to them: I prefer what Elazar ben Arach said to what the rest of you said, because what he said—having negative feelings toward others—includes all the other bad", "transliteration": { "israeli": "י a|MAR la|HEM: tze|U u|re|U ei|ZO\nhi DE|rech to|VAH she|yid|BAK bah\nha-a|DAM. ra|BI e|li-e|ZER o|MER:\na|YIN to|VAH. ra|BI ye|ho|SHUA o|MER:\ncha|VER tov. ra|BI yo|SEI o|MER:\nsha|CHEN tov. ra|BI shim|ON o|MER:\nha|ro-EH et ha|no|LAD. ra|BI\nel|a|ZAR o|MER: lev tov. a|MAR\nla|HEM: ro-EH a|NI et div|REI\nel|a|ZAR ben a|RACH mi|div|rei|CHEM,\nshe|bich|LAL d'va|RAV div|rei|CHEM.\na|MAR la|HEM: tze|U u|re|U ei|ZO\nhi DE|rech ra-AH she|yit|ra|CHEK\nmi|me|NAH ha-a|DAM. ra|BI e|li-e|ZER\no|MER: a|YIN ra-AH. ra|BI ye|ho|SHUA\no|MER: cha|VER ra. ra|BI yo|SEI\no|MER: sha|CHEN ra. ra|BI shim|ON\no|MER: ha|lo|VEH ve-ei|NO me|sha|LEM,\ne|CHAD ha|lo|VEH min ha-a|DAM k'lo|VEH\nmin ha|ma|KOM, she|ne-e|MAR: lo|VEH\nra|SHA ve|LO ye|sha|LEM, ve|tza|DIK\ncho|NEN ve|no|TEN. ra|BI el|a|ZAR\no|MER: lev ra. a|MAR la|HEM:\nro-EH a|NI et div|REI el|a|ZAR\nben a|RACH mi|div|rei|CHEM, she|bich|LAL\nd'va|RAV div|rei|CHEM. hem a|me|RU\nsh'l|SHAH d'va|RIM. ra|BI e|li-e|ZER", "orthographic": "י ʾa|MAR la|HEM: tze|ʾU u|re|ʾU ʾe|ZO\nhiʾ DE|rekh ṭo|VAH shey|yidh|BAQ bah\nha|ʾa|DHAM. rab|BI ʾe|li|ʿe|ZER ʾo|MER:\nʿa|YIN ṭo|VAH. rab|BI ye|ho|SHUAʿ ʾo|MER:\nḥa|VER ṭov. rab|BI yo|SE ʾo|MER:\nsha|KHEN ṭov. rab|BI shim|ʿON ʾo|MER:\nha|ro|ʾEH ʾeth han|no|LADH. rab|BI\nʾel|ʿa|ZAR ʾo|MER: lev ṭov. ʾa|MAR\nla|HEM: ro|ʾEH ʾa|NI ʾeth div|RE\nʾel|ʿa|ZAR ben ʿa|RAKH mid|div|re|KHEM,\nsheb|bikh|LAL de|va|RAV div|re|KHEM.\nʾa|MAR la|HEM: tze|ʾU u|re|ʾU ʾe|ZO\nhiʾ DE|rekh ra|ʿAH shey|yith|ra|ḥEQ\nmim|men|NAH ha|ʾa|DHAM. rab|BI ʾe|li|ʿe|ZER\nʾo|MER: ʿa|YIN ra|ʿAH. rab|BI ye|ho|SHUAʿ\nʾo|MER: ḥa|VER raʿ. rab|BI yo|SE\nʾo|MER: sha|KHEN raʿ. rab|BI shim|ʿON\nʾo|MER: hal|lo|VEH ve|ʾe|NO me|shal|LEM,\nʾe|ḥADH hal|lo|VEH min ha|ʾa|DHAM ke|lo|VEH\nmin ham|ma|QOM, shen|ne|ʾe|MAR: lo|VEH\nra|SHAʿ ve|LOʾ ye|shal|LEM, ve|tzad|DIQ\nḥo|NEN ve|no|THEN. rab|BI ʾel|ʿa|ZAR\nʾo|MER: lev raʿ. ʾa|MAR la|HEM:\nro|ʾEH ʾa|NI ʾeth div|RE ʾel|ʿa|ZAR\nben ʿa|RAKH mid|div|re|KHEM, sheb|bikh|LAL\nde|va|RAV div|re|KHEM. hem ʾa|me|RU\nshe|l|SHAH dhe|va|RIM. rab|BI ʾe|li|ʿe|ZER", "sephardic": "י a|MAR la|HEM: tze|U u|re|U e|ZO\nhi DE|rekh to|VAH shey|yid|BAQ bah\nha|a|DAM. rab|BI e|li|ʿe|ZER o|MER:\nʿa|YIN to|VAH. rab|BI ye|ho|SHUAʿ o|MER:\nḥa|VER tov. rab|BI yo|SE o|MER:\nsha|KHEN tov. rab|BI shim|ʿON o|MER:\nha|ro|EH et han|no|LAD. rab|BI\nel|ʿa|ZAR o|MER: lev tov. a|MAR\nla|HEM: ro|EH a|NI et div|RE\nel|ʿa|ZAR ben ʿa|RAKH mid|div|re|KHEM,\nsheb|bikh|LAL de|va|RAV div|re|KHEM.\na|MAR la|HEM: tze|U u|re|U e|ZO\nhi DE|rekh ra|ʿAH shey|yit|ra|ḥEQ\nmim|men|NAH ha|a|DAM. rab|BI e|li|ʿe|ZER\no|MER: ʿa|YIN ra|ʿAH. rab|BI ye|ho|SHUAʿ\no|MER: ḥa|VER raʿ. rab|BI yo|SE\no|MER: sha|KHEN raʿ. rab|BI shim|ʿON\no|MER: hal|lo|VEH ve|e|NO me|shal|LEM,\ne|ḥAD hal|lo|VEH min ha|a|DAM ke|lo|VEH\nmin ham|ma|QOM, shen|ne|e|MAR: lo|VEH\nra|SHAʿ ve|LO ye|shal|LEM, ve|tzad|DIQ\nḥo|NEN ve|no|TEN. rab|BI el|ʿa|ZAR\no|MER: lev raʿ. a|MAR la|HEM:\nro|EH a|NI et div|RE el|ʿa|ZAR\nben ʿa|RAKH mid|div|re|KHEM, sheb|bikh|LAL\nde|va|RAV div|re|KHEM. hem a|me|RU\nshe|l|SHAH de|va|RIM. rab|BI e|li|ʿe|ZER", "chabad": "י o|MAR lo|HEM: tz'U ur'|U ei|ZOY\nhi DE|rech toy|VOH she|yid|BAK boh\nho-o|DOM. ra|BI e|li-e|ZER oy|MEIR:\na|YIN toy|VOH. ra|BI y'hoy|SHUA oy|MEIR:\ncho|VEIR toyv. ra|BI yoy|SEI oy|MEIR:\nsho|CHEIN toyv. ra|BI shim|OYN oy|MEIR:\nho|roy-EH es ha|noy|LOD. ra|BI\nel|o|ZOR oy|MEIR: leiv toyv. o|MAR\nlo|HEM: roy-EH a|NI es div|REI\nel|o|ZOR ben a|ROCH mi|div|rei|CHEM,\nshe|bich|LAL d'vo|ROV div|rei|CHEM.\no|MAR lo|HEM: tz'U ur'|U ei|ZOY\nhi DE|rech ro-OH she|yis|ra|CHEIK\nmi|me|NOH ho-o|DOM. ra|BI e|li-e|ZER\noy|MEIR: a|YIN ro-OH. ra|BI y'hoy|SHUA\noy|MEIR: cho|VEIR ro. ra|BI yoy|SEI\noy|MEIR: sho|CHEIN ro. ra|BI shim|OYN\noy|MEIR: ha|loy|VEH v'ei|NOY m'sha|LEIM,\ne|CHOD ha|loy|VEH min ho-o|DOM k'loy|VEH\nmin ha|mo|KOYM, she|ne-e|MAR: loy|VEH\nro|SHO v'LOY y'sha|LEIM, v'tza|DIK\nchoy|NEIN v'noy|SEIN. ra|BI el|o|ZOR\noy|MEIR: leiv ro. o|MAR lo|HEM:\nroy-EH a|NI es div|REI el|o|ZOR\nben a|ROCH mi|div|rei|CHEM, she|bich|LAL\nd'vo|ROV div|rei|CHEM. heim om'|RU\nsh'l|SHOH d'vo|RIM. ra|BI e|li-e|ZER" } }, { "type": "Passage", "hebrew": "אוֹמֵר: יְהִי כְבוֹד חֲבֵרְךָ\nחָבִיב עָלֶיךָ כְּשֶׁלָּךְ, וְאַל תְּהִי\nנוֹחַ לִכְעוֹס. וְשׁוּב יוֹם אֶחָד\nלִפְנֵי מִיתָתָךְ. וֶהֱוֵי מִתְחַמֵּם\nכְּנֶגֶד אוּרָן שֶׁל חֲכָמִים, וֶהֱוֵי\nזָהִיר בְּגַחַלְתָּן שֶׁלֹּא תִכָּוֶה,\nשֶׁנְּשִׁיכָתָן נְשִׁיכַת שׁוּעָל,\nוַעֲקִיצָתָן עֲקִיצַת עַקְרָב,\nוּלְחִישָׁתָן לְחִישַׁת שָׂרָף, וְכָל\nדִּבְרֵיהֶם כְּגַחֲלֵי אֵשׁ.", "english": "qualities that you mentioned, because it leads to them. Each of these five Sages said three things. Rabbi Eliezer says: Your friend's honor should be as dear to you as your own honor, so do not become angry easily when he does something wrong, just as you would be patient with yourself. Repent one day before you die. Since you do not know which day will be your last, repent every day. Warm yourself next to the fire of Torah scholars—keep in close contact with them—but be careful not to become too casual and friendly with them, because you might act disrespectfully and be “burned by their coals”—be punished; because their bite is like the bite of a fox, their sting is like the sting of a scorpion, their hiss is like the hiss of a snake, and all their words are like burning coals.", "transliteration": { "israeli": "o|MER: ye|HI ch'VOD cha|ve|re|CHA\ncha|VIV a|LE|cha k'she|LACH, ve-AL te|HI\nnoach lich|OS. ve|SHUV yom e|CHAD\nlif|NEI mi|ta|TACH. ve|he|VEI mit|cha|MEM\nk'NE|ged u|RAN shel cha|cha|MIM, ve|he|VEI\nza|HIR b'ga|chal|TAN she|LO ti|ka|VEH,\nshe|ne|shi|cha|TAN ne|shi|CHAT shu-AL,\nva-a|ki|tza|TAN a|ki|TZAT ak|RAV,\nu|le|chi|sha|TAN le|chi|SHAT sa|RAF, ve|CHOL\ndiv|rei|HEM k'ga|cha|LEI esh.", "orthographic": "ʾo|MER: ye|HI khe|VODH ḥa|ve|re|KHA\nḥa|VIV ʿa|LE|kha ke|shel|LAKH, ve|ʾAL te|HI\nnoaḥ likh|ʿOS. ve|SHUV yom ʾe|ḥADH\nlif|NE mi|tha|THAKH. ve|he|VE mith|ḥam|MEM\nke|NE|ghedh ʾu|RAN shel ḥa|kha|MIM, ve|he|VE\nza|HIR be|gha|ḥal|TAN shel|LOʾ thik|ka|VEH,\nshen|ne|shi|kha|THAN ne|shi|KHATH shu|ʿAL,\nva|ʿa|qi|tza|THAN ʿa|qi|TZATH ʿaq|RAV,\nu|le|ḥi|sha|THAN le|ḥi|SHATH śa|RAF, ve|KHOL\ndiv|re|HEM ke|gha|ḥa|LE ʾesh.", "sephardic": "o|MER: ye|HI khe|VOD ḥa|ve|re|KHA\nḥa|VIV ʿa|LE|kha ke|shel|LAKH, ve|AL te|HI\nnoaḥ likh|ʿOS. ve|SHUV yom e|ḥAD\nlif|NE mi|ta|TAKH. ve|he|VE mit|ḥam|MEM\nke|NE|ged u|RAN shel ḥa|kha|MIM, ve|he|VE\nza|HIR be|ga|ḥal|TAN shel|LO tik|ka|VEH,\nshen|ne|shi|kha|TAN ne|shi|KHAT shu|ʿAL,\nva|ʿa|qi|tza|TAN ʿa|qi|TZAT ʿaq|RAV,\nu|le|ḥi|sha|TAN le|ḥi|SHAT sa|RAF, ve|KHOL\ndiv|re|HEM ke|ga|ḥa|LE esh.", "chabad": "oy|MEIR: y'HI ch'VOYD cha|veir'|CHO\ncho|VIV o|LE|cho k'she|LOCH, v'AL t'HI\nnoyach lich|OYS. v'SHUV yoym e|CHOD\nlif|NEI mi|so|SOCH. ve|he|VEI mis|cha|MEIM\nk'NE|ged u|RON shel cha|cho|MIM, ve|he|VEI\nzo|HIR b'ga|chal|TON she|LOY si|ko|VEH,\nshen'|shi|cho|SON n'shi|CHAS shu-OL,\nva-a|ki|tzo|SON a|ki|TZAS ak|ROV,\nul'|chi|sho|SON l'chi|SHAS so|ROF, v'CHOL\ndiv|rei|HEM k'ga|cha|LEI eish." } }, { "type": "Passage", "hebrew": "יא רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אוֹמֵר: עַיִן\nהָרָע, וְיֵצֶר הָרָע, וְשִׂנְאַת\nהַבְּרִיּוֹת, מוֹצִיאִין אֶת\nהָאָדָם מִן הָעוֹלָם.", "english": "11 Rabbi Yehoshua says: Having a bad—stingy and jealous—eye, fulfilling the temptations of the evil inclination, and hating people for no reason, can destroy a person's life and drive him from the world.", "transliteration": { "israeli": "יא ra|BI ye|ho|SHUA o|MER: a|YIN\nha|RA, ve|YE|tzer ha|RA, ve|sin|AT\nhab|ri|YOT, mo|tzi-IN et\nha-a|DAM min ha-o|LAM.", "orthographic": "יא rab|BI ye|ho|SHUAʿ ʾo|MER: ʿa|YIN\nha|RAʿ, ve|YE|tzer ha|RAʿ, ve|śin|ʾATH\nhab|be|riy|YOTH, mo|tzi|ʾIN ʾeth\nha|ʾa|DHAM min ha|ʿo|LAM.", "sephardic": "יא rab|BI ye|ho|SHUAʿ o|MER: ʿa|YIN\nha|RAʿ, ve|YE|tzer ha|RAʿ, ve|sin|AT\nhab|be|riy|YOT, mo|tzi|IN et\nha|a|DAM min ha|ʿo|LAM.", "chabad": "יא ra|BI y'hoy|SHUA oy|MEIR: a|YIN\nho|RO, v'YEI|tzer ho|RO, v'sin|AS\nhab'|ri|YOYS, moy|tzi-IN es\nho-o|DOM min ho-oy|LOM." } }, { "type": "Passage", "hebrew": "יב רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר: יְהִי מָמוֹן\nחֲבֵרְךָ חָבִיב עָלֶיךָ כְּשֶׁלָּךְ.\nוְהִתְקֵן עַצְמְךָ לִלְמֹד תּוֹרָה,\nשֶׁאֵינָהּ יְרֻשָּׁה לָךְ. וְכָל\nמַעֲשֶׂיךָ יִהְיוּ לְשֵׁם שָׁמָיִם.", "english": "12 Rabbi Yosei says: Your friend's money should be as dear to you as your own money.2 Prepare yourself to work very hard for Torah learning, because it does not come to you easily and automatically, like an inheritance. All your actions, including your mundane activities such as eating and sleeping, should be done for the sake of being able to serve God.", "transliteration": { "israeli": "יב ra|BI yo|SEI o|MER: ye|HI ma|MON\ncha|ve|re|CHA cha|VIV a|LE|cha k'she|LACH.\nve|hit|KEN atz|me|CHA lil|MOD to|RAH,\nshe-ei|NAH ye|ru|SHAH lach. ve|CHOL\nma-a|SE|cha yih|YU le|SHEM sha|MA|yim.", "orthographic": "יב rab|BI yo|SE ʾo|MER: ye|HI ma|MON\nḥa|ve|re|KHA ḥa|VIV ʿa|LE|kha ke|shel|LAKH.\nve|hith|QEN ʿatz|me|KHA lil|MODH to|RAH,\nshe|ʾe|NAH ye|rus|SHAH lakh. ve|KHOL\nma|ʿa|śE|kha yih|YU le|SHEM sha|MA|yim.", "sephardic": "יב rab|BI yo|SE o|MER: ye|HI ma|MON\nḥa|ve|re|KHA ḥa|VIV ʿa|LE|kha ke|shel|LAKH.\nve|hit|QEN ʿatz|me|KHA lil|MOD to|RAH,\nshe|e|NAH ye|rus|SHAH lakh. ve|KHOL\nma|ʿa|SE|kha yih|YU le|SHEM sha|MA|yim.", "chabad": "יב ra|BI yoy|SEI oy|MEIR: y'HI mo|MOYN\ncha|veir'|CHO cho|VIV o|LE|cho k'she|LOCH.\nv'his|KEIN atz|m'CHO lil|MOYD toy|ROH,\nshe-ei|NOH y'ru|SHOH loch. v'CHOL\nma-a|SE|cho yih|YU l'SHEIM sho|MO|yim." } } ], "footer": [ { "type": "Commentary", "text": "1 The mishnah says “sees” instead of “understands,” because even when you understand negative consequences, you can always justify them. Seeing, however, affects you to the very core. Nothing will convince you otherwise.", "marker": "1", "attribution": "The Rebbe" }, { "type": "Commentary", "text": "Alternatively, “One who sees that which is born.” This means that we must look at all of creation and see how came to be—see how it was “born.” We must keep in mind that God is the source of everything, and that He constantly recreates the entire universe. Remembering this will certainly keep us away from sin.", "marker": "1", "attribution": "The Rebbe" }, { "type": "Commentary", "text": "2 The mishnah is expounding upon the commandment to “Love your fellow as yourself.” You love yourself because you consider yourself important and not merely because you were commanded to. The same should apply to your love for others. It should be dear and genuine to you, and not something that feels imposed upon you.", "marker": "2", "attribution": "The Rebbe" } ] } }, "links": [ { "rel": "parent", "title": "Siddur Tehillat Hashem, Weiss Edition", "href": "/siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss.json" }, { "rel": "prev", "title": "Chapter Two", "href": "/siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss/472-473-472-473-pirkei-avot-chapter-two.json" }, { "rel": "next", "title": "Chapter Two", "href": "/siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss/476-477-476-477-pirkei-avot-chapter-two.json" } ] }