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Chapter Two, pages 474-475, with pointed Hebrew, English, and transliteration.

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Pirkei Avot

Chapter Two 474-475 474-475

Pirkei Avot

Chapter Two 474-475 276

Passage י אָמַר לָהֶם: צְאוּ וּרְאוּ אֵיזוֹ הִיא דֶּרֶךְ טוֹבָה שֶׁיִּדְבַּק בָּהּ הָאָדָם. רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר אוֹמֵר: עַיִן טוֹבָה. רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אוֹמֵר: חָבֵר טוֹב. רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר: שָׁכֵן טוֹב. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר: הָרוֹאֶה אֶת הַנּוֹלָד. רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר אוֹמֵר: לֵב טוֹב. אָמַר לָהֶם: רוֹאֶה אֲנִי אֶת דִּבְרֵי אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן עֲרָךְ מִדִּבְרֵיכֶם, שֶׁבִּכְלַל דְּבָרָיו דִּבְרֵיכֶם. אָמַר לָהֶם: צְאוּ וּרְאוּ אֵיזוֹ הִיא דֶּרֶךְ רָעָה שֶׁיִּתְרַחֵק מִמֶּנָּה הָאָדָם. רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר אוֹמֵר: עַיִן רָעָה. רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אוֹמֵר: חָבֵר רָע. רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר: שָׁכֵן רָע. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר: הַלֹּוֶה וְאֵינוֹ מְשַׁלֵּם, אֶחָד הַלֹּוֶה מִן הָאָדָם כְּלֹוֶה מִן הַמָּקוֹם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: לֹוֶה רָשָׁע וְלֹא יְשַׁלֵּם, וְצַדִּיק חוֹנֵן וְנוֹתֵן. רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר אוֹמֵר: לֵב רָע. אָמַר לָהֶם: רוֹאֶה אֲנִי אֶת דִּבְרֵי אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן עֲרָךְ מִדִּבְרֵיכֶם, שֶׁבִּכְלַל דְּבָרָיו דִּבְרֵיכֶם. הֵם אָמְרוּ שְׁלשָׁה דְבָרִים. רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר 10 Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai <b>said to</b> his students: <b>Go out and see which is the good way to which a person should adhere</b>—what is the best thing that a person should strive to have in his life? The students came back with various answers. <b>Rabbi Eliezer says:</b> Looking at everything with a <b>good eye</b>—being generous and happy for others. <b>Rabbi Yehoshua says: Being a good friend</b> to help and advise people. <b>Rabbi Yosei says: Being a good neighbor</b> to positively influence your surroundings. <b>Rabbi Shimon says: Seeing</b> and anticipating the <b>results</b> of events and actions before they occur.¹ <b>Rabbi Elazar says: Having a good heart</b>—having kind and positive feelings toward others. Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai then <b>said to them: I prefer</b> what Elazar ben Arach said to what the rest of you said, because what he said—having kind and positive feelings toward others—<b>includes</b> all the other good qualities that <b>you mentioned</b>, because it leads to them. <b>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:</b> Looking at everything with a <b>bad eye</b>—being stingy and jealous of others. <b>Rabbi Yehoshua says: Being a bad friend. Rabbi Yosei says: Being a bad neighbor. Rabbi Shimon says:</b> Being a person who does not realize that he will be unable to repay a loan, and so <b>he borrows and does not pay back.</b> Someone who <b>borrows from a person</b> and does not pay it back is <b>like</b> someone <b>borrowing from God. As it says</b> in Psalms: <b>A wicked person borrows and does not pay back, but God, Who is righteous, acts graciously and gives</b> the lender back his money. Now the borrower owes it to God. <b>Rabbi Elazar says: Having a bad heart</b>—negative feelings toward others. Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai then <b>said to them: I prefer</b> what Elazar ben Arach said to what the rest of you said, because what he said—having negative feelings toward others—<b>includes</b> all the other bad י a|MAR la|HEM: tze|U u|re|U ei|ZO hi DE|rech to|VAH she|yid|BAK bah ha-a|DAM. ra|BI e|li-e|ZER o|MER: a|YIN to|VAH. ra|BI ye|ho|SHUA o|MER: cha|VER tov. ra|BI yo|SEI o|MER: sha|CHEN tov. ra|BI shim|ON o|MER: ha|ro-EH et ha|no|LAD. ra|BI el|a|ZAR o|MER: lev tov. a|MAR la|HEM: ro-EH a|NI et div|REI el|a|ZAR ben a|RACH mi|div|rei|CHEM, she|bich|LAL d'va|RAV div|rei|CHEM. a|MAR la|HEM: tze|U u|re|U ei|ZO hi DE|rech ra-AH she|yit|ra|CHEK mi|me|NAH ha-a|DAM. ra|BI e|li-e|ZER o|MER: a|YIN ra-AH. ra|BI ye|ho|SHUA o|MER: cha|VER ra. ra|BI yo|SEI o|MER: sha|CHEN ra. ra|BI shim|ON o|MER: ha|lo|VEH ve-ei|NO me|sha|LEM, e|CHAD ha|lo|VEH min ha-a|DAM k'lo|VEH min ha|ma|KOM, she|ne-e|MAR: lo|VEH ra|SHA ve|LO ye|sha|LEM, ve|tza|DIK cho|NEN ve|no|TEN. ra|BI el|a|ZAR o|MER: lev ra. a|MAR la|HEM: ro-EH a|NI et div|REI el|a|ZAR ben a|RACH mi|div|rei|CHEM, she|bich|LAL d'va|RAV div|rei|CHEM. hem a|me|RU sh'l|SHAH d'va|RIM. ra|BI e|li-e|ZER י ʾa|MAR la|HEM: tze|ʾU u|re|ʾU ʾe|ZO hiʾ DE|rekh ṭo|VAH shey|yidh|BAQ bah ha|ʾa|DHAM. rab|BI ʾe|li|ʿe|ZER ʾo|MER: ʿa|YIN ṭo|VAH. rab|BI ye|ho|SHUAʿ ʾo|MER: ḥa|VER ṭov. rab|BI yo|SE ʾo|MER: sha|KHEN ṭov. rab|BI shim|ʿON ʾo|MER: ha|ro|ʾEH ʾeth han|no|LADH. rab|BI ʾel|ʿa|ZAR ʾo|MER: lev ṭov. ʾa|MAR la|HEM: ro|ʾEH ʾa|NI ʾeth div|RE ʾel|ʿa|ZAR ben ʿa|RAKH mid|div|re|KHEM, sheb|bikh|LAL de|va|RAV div|re|KHEM. ʾa|MAR la|HEM: tze|ʾU u|re|ʾU ʾe|ZO hiʾ DE|rekh ra|ʿAH shey|yith|ra|ḥEQ mim|men|NAH ha|ʾa|DHAM. rab|BI ʾe|li|ʿe|ZER ʾo|MER: ʿa|YIN ra|ʿAH. rab|BI ye|ho|SHUAʿ ʾo|MER: ḥa|VER raʿ. rab|BI yo|SE ʾo|MER: sha|KHEN raʿ. rab|BI shim|ʿON ʾo|MER: hal|lo|VEH ve|ʾe|NO me|shal|LEM, ʾe|ḥADH hal|lo|VEH min ha|ʾa|DHAM ke|lo|VEH min ham|ma|QOM, shen|ne|ʾe|MAR: lo|VEH ra|SHAʿ ve|LOʾ ye|shal|LEM, ve|tzad|DIQ ḥo|NEN ve|no|THEN. rab|BI ʾel|ʿa|ZAR ʾo|MER: lev raʿ. ʾa|MAR la|HEM: ro|ʾEH ʾa|NI ʾeth div|RE ʾel|ʿa|ZAR ben ʿa|RAKH mid|div|re|KHEM, sheb|bikh|LAL de|va|RAV div|re|KHEM. hem ʾa|me|RU she|l|SHAH dhe|va|RIM. rab|BI ʾe|li|ʿe|ZER י a|MAR la|HEM: tze|U u|re|U e|ZO hi DE|rekh to|VAH shey|yid|BAQ bah ha|a|DAM. rab|BI e|li|ʿe|ZER o|MER: ʿa|YIN to|VAH. rab|BI ye|ho|SHUAʿ o|MER: ḥa|VER tov. rab|BI yo|SE o|MER: sha|KHEN tov. rab|BI shim|ʿON o|MER: ha|ro|EH et han|no|LAD. rab|BI el|ʿa|ZAR o|MER: lev tov. a|MAR la|HEM: ro|EH a|NI et div|RE el|ʿa|ZAR ben ʿa|RAKH mid|div|re|KHEM, sheb|bikh|LAL de|va|RAV div|re|KHEM. a|MAR la|HEM: tze|U u|re|U e|ZO hi DE|rekh ra|ʿAH shey|yit|ra|ḥEQ mim|men|NAH ha|a|DAM. rab|BI e|li|ʿe|ZER o|MER: ʿa|YIN ra|ʿAH. rab|BI ye|ho|SHUAʿ o|MER: ḥa|VER raʿ. rab|BI yo|SE o|MER: sha|KHEN raʿ. rab|BI shim|ʿON o|MER: hal|lo|VEH ve|e|NO me|shal|LEM, e|ḥAD hal|lo|VEH min ha|a|DAM ke|lo|VEH min ham|ma|QOM, shen|ne|e|MAR: lo|VEH ra|SHAʿ ve|LO ye|shal|LEM, ve|tzad|DIQ ḥo|NEN ve|no|TEN. rab|BI el|ʿa|ZAR o|MER: lev raʿ. a|MAR la|HEM: ro|EH a|NI et div|RE el|ʿa|ZAR ben ʿa|RAKH mid|div|re|KHEM, sheb|bikh|LAL de|va|RAV div|re|KHEM. hem a|me|RU she|l|SHAH de|va|RIM. rab|BI e|li|ʿe|ZER י o|MAR lo|HEM: tz'U ur'|U ei|ZOY hi DE|rech toy|VOH she|yid|BAK boh ho-o|DOM. ra|BI e|li-e|ZER oy|MEIR: a|YIN toy|VOH. ra|BI y'hoy|SHUA oy|MEIR: cho|VEIR toyv. ra|BI yoy|SEI oy|MEIR: sho|CHEIN toyv. ra|BI shim|OYN oy|MEIR: ho|roy-EH es ha|noy|LOD. ra|BI el|o|ZOR oy|MEIR: leiv toyv. o|MAR lo|HEM: roy-EH a|NI es div|REI el|o|ZOR ben a|ROCH mi|div|rei|CHEM, she|bich|LAL d'vo|ROV div|rei|CHEM. o|MAR lo|HEM: tz'U ur'|U ei|ZOY hi DE|rech ro-OH she|yis|ra|CHEIK mi|me|NOH ho-o|DOM. ra|BI e|li-e|ZER oy|MEIR: a|YIN ro-OH. ra|BI y'hoy|SHUA oy|MEIR: cho|VEIR ro. ra|BI yoy|SEI oy|MEIR: sho|CHEIN ro. ra|BI shim|OYN oy|MEIR: ha|loy|VEH v'ei|NOY m'sha|LEIM, e|CHOD ha|loy|VEH min ho-o|DOM k'loy|VEH min ha|mo|KOYM, she|ne-e|MAR: loy|VEH ro|SHO v'LOY y'sha|LEIM, v'tza|DIK choy|NEIN v'noy|SEIN. ra|BI el|o|ZOR oy|MEIR: leiv ro. o|MAR lo|HEM: roy-EH a|NI es div|REI el|o|ZOR ben a|ROCH mi|div|rei|CHEM, she|bich|LAL d'vo|ROV div|rei|CHEM. heim om'|RU sh'l|SHOH d'vo|RIM. ra|BI e|li-e|ZER Passage אוֹמֵר: יְהִי כְבוֹד חֲבֵרְךָ חָבִיב עָלֶיךָ כְּשֶׁלָּךְ, וְאַל תְּהִי נוֹחַ לִכְעוֹס. וְשׁוּב יוֹם אֶחָד לִפְנֵי מִיתָתָךְ. וֶהֱוֵי מִתְחַמֵּם כְּנֶגֶד אוּרָן שֶׁל חֲכָמִים, וֶהֱוֵי זָהִיר בְּגַחַלְתָּן שֶׁלֹּא תִכָּוֶה, שֶׁנְּשִׁיכָתָן נְשִׁיכַת שׁוּעָל, וַעֲקִיצָתָן עֲקִיצַת עַקְרָב, וּלְחִישָׁתָן לְחִישַׁת שָׂרָף, וְכָל דִּבְרֵיהֶם כְּגַחֲלֵי אֵשׁ. qualities that <b>you mentioned</b>, because it leads to them. Each of these five Sages <b>said three things. Rabbi Eliezer says: Your friend's honor</b> should be <b>as dear to you as your own</b> honor, so do not become <b>angry easily</b> when he does something wrong, just as you would be patient with yourself. <b>Repent one day before you die.</b> Since you do not know which day will be your last, repent every day. <b>Warm yourself next to the fire of Torah scholars</b>—keep in close contact with them—but <b>be careful not to</b> become too casual and friendly with them, because you might act disrespectfully and be <b>“burned by their coals”</b>—be punished; <b>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.</b> o|MER: ye|HI ch'VOD cha|ve|re|CHA cha|VIV a|LE|cha k'she|LACH, ve-AL te|HI noach lich|OS. ve|SHUV yom e|CHAD lif|NEI mi|ta|TACH. ve|he|VEI mit|cha|MEM k'NE|ged u|RAN shel cha|cha|MIM, ve|he|VEI za|HIR b'ga|chal|TAN she|LO ti|ka|VEH, she|ne|shi|cha|TAN ne|shi|CHAT shu-AL, va-a|ki|tza|TAN a|ki|TZAT ak|RAV, u|le|chi|sha|TAN le|chi|SHAT sa|RAF, ve|CHOL div|rei|HEM k'ga|cha|LEI esh. ʾo|MER: ye|HI khe|VODH ḥa|ve|re|KHA ḥa|VIV ʿa|LE|kha ke|shel|LAKH, ve|ʾAL te|HI noaḥ likh|ʿOS. ve|SHUV yom ʾe|ḥADH lif|NE mi|tha|THAKH. ve|he|VE mith|ḥam|MEM ke|NE|ghedh ʾu|RAN shel ḥa|kha|MIM, ve|he|VE za|HIR be|gha|ḥal|TAN shel|LOʾ thik|ka|VEH, shen|ne|shi|kha|THAN ne|shi|KHATH shu|ʿAL, va|ʿa|qi|tza|THAN ʿa|qi|TZATH ʿaq|RAV, u|le|ḥi|sha|THAN le|ḥi|SHATH śa|RAF, ve|KHOL div|re|HEM ke|gha|ḥa|LE ʾesh. o|MER: ye|HI khe|VOD ḥa|ve|re|KHA ḥa|VIV ʿa|LE|kha ke|shel|LAKH, ve|AL te|HI noaḥ likh|ʿOS. ve|SHUV yom e|ḥAD lif|NE mi|ta|TAKH. ve|he|VE mit|ḥam|MEM ke|NE|ged u|RAN shel ḥa|kha|MIM, ve|he|VE za|HIR be|ga|ḥal|TAN shel|LO tik|ka|VEH, shen|ne|shi|kha|TAN ne|shi|KHAT shu|ʿAL, va|ʿa|qi|tza|TAN ʿa|qi|TZAT ʿaq|RAV, u|le|ḥi|sha|TAN le|ḥi|SHAT sa|RAF, ve|KHOL div|re|HEM ke|ga|ḥa|LE esh. oy|MEIR: y'HI ch'VOYD cha|veir'|CHO cho|VIV o|LE|cho k'she|LOCH, v'AL t'HI noyach lich|OYS. v'SHUV yoym e|CHOD lif|NEI mi|so|SOCH. ve|he|VEI mis|cha|MEIM k'NE|ged u|RON shel cha|cho|MIM, ve|he|VEI zo|HIR b'ga|chal|TON she|LOY si|ko|VEH, shen'|shi|cho|SON n'shi|CHAS shu-OL, va-a|ki|tzo|SON a|ki|TZAS ak|ROV, ul'|chi|sho|SON l'chi|SHAS so|ROF, v'CHOL div|rei|HEM k'ga|cha|LEI eish. Passage יא רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אוֹמֵר: עַיִן הָרָע, וְיֵצֶר הָרָע, וְשִׂנְאַת הַבְּרִיּוֹת, מוֹצִיאִין אֶת הָאָדָם מִן הָעוֹלָם. <b>11 Rabbi Yehoshua says: Having a bad</b>—stingy and jealous—<b>eye</b>, fulfilling the temptations of the evil <b>inclination, and hating people</b> for no reason, can <b>destroy a person's life and drive him from the world.</b> יא ra|BI ye|ho|SHUA o|MER: a|YIN ha|RA, ve|YE|tzer ha|RA, ve|sin|AT hab|ri|YOT, mo|tzi-IN et ha-a|DAM min ha-o|LAM. יא rab|BI ye|ho|SHUAʿ ʾo|MER: ʿa|YIN ha|RAʿ, ve|YE|tzer ha|RAʿ, ve|śin|ʾATH hab|be|riy|YOTH, mo|tzi|ʾIN ʾeth ha|ʾa|DHAM min ha|ʿo|LAM. יא rab|BI ye|ho|SHUAʿ o|MER: ʿa|YIN ha|RAʿ, ve|YE|tzer ha|RAʿ, ve|sin|AT hab|be|riy|YOT, mo|tzi|IN et ha|a|DAM min ha|ʿo|LAM. יא ra|BI y'hoy|SHUA oy|MEIR: a|YIN ho|RO, v'YEI|tzer ho|RO, v'sin|AS hab'|ri|YOYS, moy|tzi-IN es ho-o|DOM min ho-oy|LOM. Passage יב רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר: יְהִי מָמוֹן חֲבֵרְךָ חָבִיב עָלֶיךָ כְּשֶׁלָּךְ. וְהִתְקֵן עַצְמְךָ לִלְמֹד תּוֹרָה, שֶׁאֵינָהּ יְרֻשָּׁה לָךְ. וְכָל מַעֲשֶׂיךָ יִהְיוּ לְשֵׁם שָׁמָיִם. <b>12 Rabbi Yosei says: Your friend's money should be as dear to you as your own</b> money.² Prepare <b>yourself</b> to work very hard for Torah learning, <b>because it does not come to you</b> easily and automatically, like an inheritance. All your actions, including your mundane activities such as eating and sleeping, <b>should be done for the sake of</b> being able to serve God. יב ra|BI yo|SEI o|MER: ye|HI ma|MON cha|ve|re|CHA cha|VIV a|LE|cha k'she|LACH. ve|hit|KEN atz|me|CHA lil|MOD to|RAH, she-ei|NAH ye|ru|SHAH lach. ve|CHOL ma-a|SE|cha yih|YU le|SHEM sha|MA|yim. יב rab|BI yo|SE ʾo|MER: ye|HI ma|MON ḥa|ve|re|KHA ḥa|VIV ʿa|LE|kha ke|shel|LAKH. ve|hith|QEN ʿatz|me|KHA lil|MODH to|RAH, she|ʾe|NAH ye|rus|SHAH lakh. ve|KHOL ma|ʿa|śE|kha yih|YU le|SHEM sha|MA|yim. יב rab|BI yo|SE o|MER: ye|HI ma|MON ḥa|ve|re|KHA ḥa|VIV ʿa|LE|kha ke|shel|LAKH. ve|hit|QEN ʿatz|me|KHA lil|MOD to|RAH, she|e|NAH ye|rus|SHAH lakh. ve|KHOL ma|ʿa|SE|kha yih|YU le|SHEM sha|MA|yim. יב ra|BI yoy|SEI oy|MEIR: y'HI mo|MOYN cha|veir'|CHO cho|VIV o|LE|cho k'she|LOCH. v'his|KEIN atz|m'CHO lil|MOYD toy|ROH, she-ei|NOH y'ru|SHOH loch. v'CHOL ma-a|SE|cho yih|YU l'SHEIM sho|MO|yim. parent /siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss.xml prev /siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss/472-473-472-473-pirkei-avot-chapter-two.xml next /siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss/476-477-476-477-pirkei-avot-chapter-two.xml