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Chapter Four, pages 492-493, with pointed Hebrew, English, and transliteration.

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Pirkei Avot

Chapter Four 492-493 492-493

פִּרְקֵי אָבוֹת Pirkei Avot pir|KEI a|VOT pir|QE ʾa|VOTH pir|QE a|VOT pir|KEI o|VOYS

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Passage שֶׁמֵּתוֹ מֻטָּל לְפָנָיו, וְאַל תִּשְׁאַל לוֹ בִּשְׁעַת נִדְרוֹ, וְאַל תִּשְׁתַּדֵּל לִרְאוֹתוֹ בִּשְׁעַת קַלְקָלָתוֹ. comforted at that time. <b>Do not ask him, as soon as he makes a promise,</b> if he will fulfill it without any conditions, because if he says yes, he will have to keep to his word and may later regret the decision. <b>Do not try to see him when he is disgraced,</b> because he is too embarrassed to see anyone. she|me|TO mu|TAL le|fa|NAV, ve-AL tish|AL lo bish|AT nid|RO, ve-AL tish|ta|DEL lir|o|TO bish|AT kal|ka|la|TO. shem|me|THO muṭ|ṭAL le|fa|NAV, ve|ʾAL tish|ʾAL lo bish|ʿATH nidh|RO, ve|ʾAL tish|tad|DEL lir|ʾo|THO bish|ʿATH qal|qa|la|THO. shem|me|TO mut|TAL le|fa|NAV, ve|AL tish|AL lo bish|ʿAT nid|RO, ve|AL tish|tad|DEL lir|o|TO bish|ʿAT qal|qa|la|TO. she|mei|SOY mu|TOL l'fo|NOV, v'AL tish|AL loy bish|AS nid|ROY, v'AL tish|ta|DEIL lir|oy|SOY bish|AS kal|ko|lo|SOY. Passage יט שְׁמוּאֵל הַקָּטָן אוֹמֵר: בִּנְפֹל אוֹיִבְךָ אַל תִּשְׂמָח,¹ וּבְכַשְּׁלוֹ אַל יָגֵל לִבֶּךָ, פֶּן יִרְאֶה יְהֹוָה וְרַע בְּעֵינָיו, וְהֵשִׁיב מֵעָלָיו אַפּוֹ. <b>19 Shmuel Hakatan says: Do not be happy when your enemy falls,</b>¹ <b>and do not</b> let <b>your heart rejoice when he stumbles, in case the Lord sees</b> your happiness, <b>and it is bad in His eyes,</b> and He will then <b>turn His anger</b> away <b>from</b> your enemy and toward you. יט sh'mu-EL ha|ka|TAN o|MER: bin|FOL o|yiv|CHA al tis|MACH, uv|chash|LO al ya|GEL li|BE|cha, pen yir|EH a|do|NAI ve|RA be-ei|NAV, ve|he|SHIV me-a|LAV a|PO. יט she|mu|ʾEL haq|qa|ṭAN ʾo|MER: bin|FOL ʾo|yiv|KHA ʾal tiś|MAḥ, u|ve|khas|she|LO ʾal ya|GHEL lib|BE|kha, pen yir|ʾEH a|do|NAI ve|RAʿ be|ʿe|NAV, ve|he|SHIV me|ʿa|LAV ʾap|PO. יט she|mu|EL haq|qa|TAN o|MER: bin|FOL o|yiv|KHA al tis|MAḥ, u|ve|khas|she|LO al ya|GEL lib|BE|kha, pen yir|EH a|do|NAI ve|RAʿ be|ʿe|NAV, ve|he|SHIV me|ʿa|LAV ap|PO. יט sh'mu-EIL ha|ko|TON oy|MEIR: bin|FOYL oy|yiv|CHO al tis|MOCH, uv'|chash'|LOY al yo|GEIL li|BE|cho, pen yir|EH a|do|NOY v'RA b'ei|NOV, v'hei|SHIV mei-o|LOV a|POY. Passage כ אֱלִישָׁע בֶּן אֲבוּיָה אוֹמֵר, הַלּוֹמֵד תּוֹרָה יֶלֶד לְמָה הוּא דּוֹמֶה: לִדְיוֹ כְּתוּבָה עַל נְיָר חָדָשׁ, וְהַלּוֹמֵד תּוֹרָה זָקֵן לְמָה הוּא דּוֹמֶה: לִדְיוֹ כְּתוּבָה עַל נְיָר מָחוּק. רַבִּי יוֹסֵי בַּר יְהוּדָה אִישׁ כְּפַר הַבַּבְלִי אוֹמֵר, הַלּוֹמֵד תּוֹרָה מִן הַקְּטַנִּים, לְמָה הוּא דּוֹמֶה: לְאוֹכֵל עֲנָבִים קֵהוֹת וְשׁוֹתֶה יַיִן מִגִּתּוֹ, וְהַלּוֹמֵד תּוֹרָה מִן הַזְּקֵנִים, לְמָה הוּא דּוֹמֶה: לְאוֹכֵל עֲנָבִים בְּשׁוּלוֹת וְשׁוֹתֶה יַיִן יָשָׁן. רַבִּי מֵאִיר אוֹמֵר: אַל תִּסְתַּכֵּל בַּקַּנְקַן, אֶלָּא בַּמֶּה שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ, יֵשׁ קַנְקַן חָדָשׁ מָלֵא יָשָׁן,² וְיָשָׁן שֶׁאֲפִלּוּ חָדָשׁ אֵין בּוֹ. <b>20 Elisha ben Avuyah says: Someone who learns Torah as a child—to what is he compared? To ink written on fresh paper,</b> which will not fade. Similarly, one does not forget the Torah he learned as a child. Whereas <b>someone who</b> only <b>studies Torah as an old person—to what is he compared? To ink written on worn out paper,</b> which fades easily. Similarly, one more easily forgets what he studies in old age. <b>Rabbi Yosei bar Yehudah of Kfar Habavli says: Someone who learns Torah from young people—to what is he compared? To someone who eats unripe grapes and drinks wine from its container</b> before it is ready, since he learns from a young person, whose mind is not fully developed. <b>Someone who learns Torah from old people—to what is he compared? To someone who eats ripe grapes and drinks aged wine. Rabbi Meir,</b> however, <b>says: Do not</b> judge a wine (teacher) by <b>looking at its container</b> (physical age). <b>Rather,</b> judge it <b>by what</b> (knowledge) <b>is inside it;</b> there can be <b>a new vessel</b> (young teacher) <b>filled</b> with good, <b>aged wine</b> (knowledge),² <b>and</b> there can be <b>an old</b> (teacher) <b>that contains nothing, not even new</b> wine (knowledge). כ e|li|SHA ben a|vu|YAH o|MER, ha|lo|MED to|RAH YE|led le|MAH hu do|MEH: lid|YO k'tu|VAH al ne|YAR cha|DASH, ve|ha|lo|MED to|RAH za|KEN le|MAH hu do|MEH: lid|YO k'tu|VAH al ne|YAR ma|CHUK. ra|BI yo|SEI bar ye|hu|DAH ish k'FAR ha|bav|LI o|MER, ha|lo|MED to|RAH min hak|ta|NIM, le|MAH hu do|MEH: le-o|CHEL a|na|VIM ke|HOT ve|sho|TEH ya|YIN mi|gi|TO, ve|ha|lo|MED to|RAH min haz|ke|NIM, le|MAH hu do|MEH: le-o|CHEL a|na|VIM b'shu|LOT ve|sho|TEH ya|YIN ya|SHAN. ra|BI me-IR o|MER: al tis|ta|KEL ba|kan|KAN, e|LA ba|MEH she|YESH bo, yesh kan|KAN cha|DASH ma|LEI ya|SHAN, ve|ya|SHAN she-a|fi|LU cha|DASH ein bo. כ ʾe|li|SHAʿ ben ʾa|vu|YAH ʾo|MER, hal|lo|MEDH to|RAH YE|ledh le|MAH huʾ do|MEH: lidh|YO ke|thu|VAH ʿal ne|YAR ḥa|DHASH, ve|hal|lo|MEDH to|RAH za|QEN le|MAH huʾ do|MEH: lidh|YO ke|thu|VAH ʿal ne|YAR ma|ḥUQ. rab|BI yo|SE bar ye|hu|DHAH ʾish ke|FAR hab|bav|LI ʾo|MER, hal|lo|MEDH to|RAH min haq|qe|ṭan|NIM, le|MAH huʾ do|MEH: le|ʾo|KHEL ʿa|na|VIM qe|HOTH ve|sho|THEH ya|YIN mig|git|TO, ve|hal|lo|MEDH to|RAH min haz|ze|qe|NIM, le|MAH huʾ do|MEH: le|ʾo|KHEL ʿa|na|VIM be|shu|LOTH ve|sho|THEH ya|YIN ya|SHAN. rab|BI me|ʾIR ʾo|MER: ʾal tis|tak|KEL baq|qan|QAN, ʾel|LAʾ bam|MEH shey|YESH bo, yesh qan|QAN ḥa|DHASH ma|LEʾ ya|SHAN, ve|ya|SHAN she|ʾa|fil|LU ḥa|DHASH ʾen bo. כ e|li|SHAʿ ben a|vu|YAH o|MER, hal|lo|MED to|RAH YE|led le|MAH hu do|MEH: lid|YO ke|tu|VAH ʿal ne|YAR ḥa|DASH, ve|hal|lo|MED to|RAH za|QEN le|MAH hu do|MEH: lid|YO ke|tu|VAH ʿal ne|YAR ma|ḥUQ. rab|BI yo|SE bar ye|hu|DAH ish ke|FAR hab|bav|LI o|MER, hal|lo|MED to|RAH min haq|qe|tan|NIM, le|MAH hu do|MEH: le|o|KHEL ʿa|na|VIM qe|HOT ve|sho|TEH ya|YIN mig|git|TO, ve|hal|lo|MED to|RAH min haz|ze|qe|NIM, le|MAH hu do|MEH: le|o|KHEL ʿa|na|VIM be|shu|LOT ve|sho|TEH ya|YIN ya|SHAN. rab|BI me|IR o|MER: al tis|tak|KEL baq|qan|QAN, el|LA bam|MEH shey|YESH bo, yesh qan|QAN ḥa|DASH ma|LE ya|SHAN, ve|ya|SHAN she|a|fil|LU ḥa|DASH en bo. כ e|li|SHO ben a|vu|YOH oy|MEIR, ha|loy|MEID toy|ROH YE|led l'MOH hu doy|MEH: lid|YOY k'su|VOH al n'YOR cho|DOSH, v'ha|loy|MEID toy|ROH zo|KEIN l'MOH hu doy|MEH: lid|YOY k'su|VOH al n'YOR mo|CHUK. ra|BI yoy|SEI bar y'hu|DOH ish k'FAR ha|bav|LI oy|MEIR, ha|loy|MEID toy|ROH min hak'|ta|NIM, l'MOH hu doy|MEH: l'oy|CHEIL a|no|VIM kei|HOYS v'shoy|SEH ya|YIN mi|gi|TOY, v'ha|loy|MEID toy|ROH min haz'|kei|NIM, l'MOH hu doy|MEH: l'oy|CHEIL a|no|VIM b'shu|LOYS v'shoy|SEH ya|YIN yo|SHON. ra|BI mei-IR oy|MEIR: al tis|ta|KEIL ba|kan|KAN, e|LO ba|MEH she|YEISH boy, yeish kan|KAN cho|DOSH mo|LEI yo|SHON, v'yo|SHON she-a|fi|LU cho|DOSH ein boy. Passage כא רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר הַקַּפָּר אוֹמֵר: הַקִּנְאָה וְהַתַּאֲוָה וְהַכָּבוֹד, מוֹצִיאִין אֶת הָאָדָם מִן הָעוֹלָם. <b>21 Rabbi Elazar Hakapar says: Jealousy, desire for</b> pleasure, <b>and</b> the pursuit of <b>honor</b> lead to evil and will therefore <b>remove a person from the World</b> to Come, and also prevent him from enjoying his life in the world, because he will never feel satisfied. כא ra|BI el|a|ZAR ha|ka|PAR o|MER: ha|kin|AH ve|ha|ta-a|VAH ve|ha|ka|VOD, mo|tzi-IN et ha-a|DAM min ha-o|LAM. כא rab|BI ʾel|ʿa|ZAR haq|qap|PAR ʾo|MER: haq|qin|ʾAH ve|hat|ta|ʾa|VAH ve|hak|ka|VODH, mo|tzi|ʾIN ʾeth ha|ʾa|DHAM min ha|ʿo|LAM. כא rab|BI el|ʿa|ZAR haq|qap|PAR o|MER: haq|qin|AH ve|hat|ta|a|VAH ve|hak|ka|VOD, mo|tzi|IN et ha|a|DAM min ha|ʿo|LAM. כא ra|BI el|o|ZOR ha|ka|POR oy|MEIR: ha|kin|OH v'ha|ta-a|VOH v'ha|ko|VOYD, moy|tzi-IN es ho-o|DOM min ho-oy|LOM. Passage כב הוּא הָיָה אוֹמֵר: הַיִּלּוֹדִים לָמוּת, וְהַמֵּתִים לְהֵחָיוֹת, וְהַחַיִּים לָדוֹן, לֵידַע וּלְהוֹדִיעַ וּלְהִוָּדַע שֶׁהוּא אֵל, הוּא הַיּוֹצֵר, הוּא הַבּוֹרֵא, הוּא הַמֵּבִין, הוּא הַדַּיָּן, הוּא הָעֵד, הוּא בַּעַל דִּין, הוּא עָתִיד לָדוֹן. בָּרוּךְ הוּא, שֶׁאֵין לְפָנָיו לֹא עַוְלָה, וְלֹא שִׁכְחָה, וְלֹא מַשּׂוֹא פָּנִים, וְלֹא מִקַּח שֹׁחַד,³ וְדַע שֶׁהַכֹּל לְפִי הַחֶשְׁבּוֹן. וְאַל יַבְטִיחֲךָ יִצְרְךָ שֶׁהַשְּׁאוֹל בֵּית מָנוֹס לָךְ, שֶׁעַל כָּרְחֲךָ אַתָּה נוֹצָר, וְעַל כָּרְחֲךָ אַתָּה נוֹלָד, וְעַל 22 Rabbi Elazar Hakapar <b>would</b> often say: Those <b>who are born will</b> eventually <b>die, those</b> who are <b>dead will be</b> eventually brought back to life, and even <b>those who</b> are brought back to life will be <b>judged</b> by God on the Day of Judgment. This happens in order for people <b>to know,</b> to let others <b>know, and to make it known</b> throughout the world <b>that</b> God <b>is God, He is the Maker</b> of the universe, <b>He is the Creator</b> of the universe, <b>He</b> is the One <b>Who understands</b> everything, <b>He is</b> the Judge Who decides what happens in this world, <b>He is the Witness</b> to every action, <b>He is the Plaintiff</b> Who was wronged and demands the trial, and He will <b>judge in the future,</b> in the World to Come. <b>He is blessed, because there is no injustice</b> before Him, there is <b>no forgetfulness, no favoritism, and no bribery,</b>³ so every verdict is correct and fair. <b>Know that all</b> of God's rewards and punishments are given <b>according to the account</b> that He has kept. <b>Do not let your</b> evil <b>inclination assure</b> you that once you die, your <b>grave will be a place of safety for you</b> to avoid judgment, <b>because</b> just as you were <b>forced</b> to be <b>formed</b>—without your agreement, and כב hu ha|YAH o|MER: ha|yi|lo|DIM la|MUT, ve|ha|me|TIM le|he|cha|YOT, ve|ha|cha|YIM la|DON, LEI|da u|le|ho|DIA u|le|hi|va|DA she|HU el, hu ha|yo|TZER, hu ha|bo|REI, hu ha|me|VIN, hu ha|da|YAN, hu ha-ED, hu ba-AL din, hu a|TID la|DON. ba|RUCH hu, she-EIN le|fa|NAV lo av|LAH, ve|LO shich|CHAH, ve|LO ma|SO pa|NIM, ve|LO mi|KACH sho|CHAD, ve|DA she|ha|KOL le|FI ha|chesh|BON. ve-AL yav|ti|cha|CHA yitz|re|CHA she|ha|she-OL beit ma|NOS lach, she-AL ka|re|cha|CHA a|TAH no|TZAR, ve-AL ka|re|cha|CHA a|TAH no|LAD, ve-AL כב huʾ ha|YAH ʾo|MER: hay|yil|lo|DHIM la|MUTH, ve|ham|me|THIM le|he|ḥa|YOTH, ve|ha|ḥay|YIM la|DHON, LE|dhaʿ u|le|ho|DHIAʿ u|le|hiv|va|DHAʿ she|HUʾ ʾel, huʾ hay|yo|TZER, huʾ hab|bo|REʾ, huʾ ham|me|VIN, huʾ had|day|YAN, huʾ ha|ʿEDH, huʾ ba|ʿAL din, huʾ ʿa|THIDH la|DHON. ba|RUKH huʾ, she|ʾEN le|fa|NAV loʾ ʿav|LAH, ve|LOʾ shikh|ḥAH, ve|LOʾ maś|śOʾ pa|NIM, ve|LOʾ miq|QAḥ sho|ḥADH, ve|DHAʿ she|hak|KOL le|FI ha|ḥesh|BON. ve|ʾAL yav|ṭi|ḥa|KHA yitz|re|KHA she|has|she|ʾOL beth ma|NOS lakh, she|ʿAL ka|re|ḥa|KHA ʾat|TAH no|TZAR, ve|ʿAL ka|re|ḥa|KHA ʾat|TAH no|LADH, ve|ʿAL כב hu ha|YAH o|MER: hay|yil|lo|DIM la|MUT, ve|ham|me|TIM le|he|ḥa|YOT, ve|ha|ḥay|YIM la|DON, LE|daʿ u|le|ho|DIAʿ u|le|hiv|va|DAʿ she|HU el, hu hay|yo|TZER, hu hab|bo|RE, hu ham|me|VIN, hu had|day|YAN, hu ha|ʿED, hu ba|ʿAL din, hu ʿa|TID la|DON. ba|RUKH hu, she|EN le|fa|NAV lo ʿav|LAH, ve|LO shikh|ḥAH, ve|LO mas|SO pa|NIM, ve|LO miq|QAḥ sho|ḥAD, ve|DAʿ she|hak|KOL le|FI ha|ḥesh|BON. ve|AL yav|ti|ḥa|KHA yitz|re|KHA she|has|she|OL bet ma|NOS lakh, she|ʿAL ka|re|ḥa|KHA at|TAH no|TZAR, ve|ʿAL ka|re|ḥa|KHA at|TAH no|LAD, ve|ʿAL כב hu ho|YOH oy|MEIR: ha|yi|loy|DIM lo|MUS, v'ha|mei|SIM l'hei|cho|YOYS, v'ha|cha|YIM lo|DOYN, LEI|da ul'|hoy|DIA ul'|hi|vo|DA she|HU eil, hu ha|yoy|TZEIR, hu ha|boy|REI, hu ha|mei|VIN, hu ha|da|YON, hu ho-EID, hu ba-AL din, hu o|SID lo|DOYN. bo|RUCH hu, she-EIN l'fo|NOV loy av|LOH, v'LOY shich|CHOH, v'LOY ma|SOY po|NIM, v'LOY mi|KACH shoy|CHAD, v'DA she|ha|KOYL l'FI ha|chesh|BOYN. v'AL yav|ti|cha|CHO yitz|r'CHO she|hash'-OYL beis mo|NOYS loch, she-AL kor'|cha|CHO a|TOH noy|TZOR, v'AL kor'|cha|CHO a|TOH noy|LOD, v'AL parent /siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss.xml prev /siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss/490-491-490-491-pirkei-avot-chapter-four.xml next /siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss/494-495-494-495-pirkei-avot-chapter-five.xml