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      <slug>502-503-502-503-pirkei-avot-chapter-five</slug>
      <section>Pirkei Avot</section>
      <topic>Chapter Five</topic>
      <printPages>502-503</printPages>
      <pdfPages>502-503</pdfPages>
      <header>
        <section>
          <hebrew>פִּרְקֵי אָבוֹת</hebrew>
          <english>Pirkei Avot</english>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>pir|KEI a|VOT</israeli>
            <orthographic>pir|QE ʾa|VOTH</orthographic>
            <sephardic>pir|QE a|VOT</sephardic>
            <chabad>pir|KEI o|VOYS</chabad>
          </transliteration>
        </section>
        <topic>
          <hebrew>פֶּרֶק ה</hebrew>
          <english>Chapter Five</english>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>PE|rek ה</israeli>
            <orthographic>PE|req ה</orthographic>
            <sephardic>PE|req ה</sephardic>
            <chabad>PE|rek ה</chabad>
          </transliteration>
        </topic>
        <printPages>502-503</printPages>
        <correlativePages>290</correlativePages>
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        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>יז כָּל מַחֲלוֹקֶת שֶׁהִיא לְשֵׁם
שָׁמַיִם, סוֹפָהּ לְהִתְקַיֵּם,&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;
וְשֶׁאֵינָהּ לְשֵׁם שָׁמַיִם, אֵין
סוֹפָהּ לְהִתְקַיֵּם. אֵיזוֹ הִיא
מַחֲלוֹקֶת שֶׁהִיא לְשֵׁם
שָׁמַיִם, זוֹ מַחֲלוֹקֶת הִלֵּל
וְשַׁמַּאי. וְשֶׁאֵינָהּ לְשֵׁם
שָׁמַיִם, זוֹ מַחֲלוֹקֶת קֹרַח
וְכָל עֲדָתוֹ.</hebrew>
          <english>in &lt;b&gt;heaven—will have a lasting&lt;/b&gt; and meaningful &lt;b&gt;outcome.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; But any argument &lt;b&gt;that is for&lt;/b&gt; personal reasons, and &lt;b&gt;not for the sake of God in heaven,&lt;/b&gt; will &lt;b&gt;not have a lasting&lt;/b&gt; and meaningful &lt;b&gt;outcome.&lt;/b&gt; What &lt;b&gt;is an&lt;/b&gt; example of an &lt;b&gt;argument that was for the sake&lt;/b&gt; of God &lt;b&gt;in heaven? The argument&lt;/b&gt; between &lt;b&gt;Hillel and Shammai,&lt;/b&gt; who argued regarding laws, yet their arguments were not personal; they cared only to uncover the true Jewish Law. What is an example of an argument &lt;b&gt;that was not for the sake of God in heaven? The argument of Korach and his entire group&lt;/b&gt; with Moses, whose argument was based on a desire to rebel against authority.</english>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>יז kol ma|cha|lo|KET she|HI le|SHEM
sha|MA|yim, so|FAH le|hit|ka|YEM,
ve|she-ei|NAH le|SHEM sha|MA|yim, ein
so|FAH le|hit|ka|YEM. ei|ZO hi
ma|cha|lo|KET she|HI le|SHEM
sha|MA|yim, zo ma|cha|lo|KET hi|LEL
ve|sha|MAI. ve|she-ei|NAH le|SHEM
sha|MA|yim, zo ma|cha|lo|KET KO|rach
ve|CHOL a|da|TO.</israeli>
            <orthographic>יז kol ma|ḥa|lo|QETH she|HIʾ le|SHEM
sha|MA|yim, so|FAH le|hith|qay|YEM,
ve|she|ʾe|NAH le|SHEM sha|MA|yim, ʾen
so|FAH le|hith|qay|YEM. ʾe|ZO hiʾ
ma|ḥa|lo|QETH she|HIʾ le|SHEM
sha|MA|yim, zo ma|ḥa|lo|QETH hil|LEL
ve|sham|MAIʾ. ve|she|ʾe|NAH le|SHEM
sha|MA|yim, zo ma|ḥa|lo|QETH QO|raḥ
ve|KHOL ʿa|dha|THO.</orthographic>
            <sephardic>יז kol ma|ḥa|lo|QET she|HI le|SHEM
sha|MA|yim, so|FAH le|hit|qay|YEM,
ve|she|e|NAH le|SHEM sha|MA|yim, en
so|FAH le|hit|qay|YEM. e|ZO hi
ma|ḥa|lo|QET she|HI le|SHEM
sha|MA|yim, zo ma|ḥa|lo|QET hil|LEL
ve|sham|MAI. ve|she|e|NAH le|SHEM
sha|MA|yim, zo ma|ḥa|lo|QET QO|raḥ
ve|KHOL ʿa|da|TO.</sephardic>
            <chabad>יז kol ma|cha|loy|KES she|HI l&apos;SHEIM
sho|MA|yim, soy|FOH l&apos;his|ka|YEIM,
v&apos;she-ei|NOH l&apos;SHEIM sho|MA|yim, ein
soy|FOH l&apos;his|ka|YEIM. ei|ZOY hi
ma|cha|loy|KES she|HI l&apos;SHEIM
sho|MA|yim, zoy ma|cha|loy|KES hi|LEIL
v&apos;sha|MAI. v&apos;she-ei|NOH l&apos;SHEIM
sho|MA|yim, zoy ma|cha|loy|KES KOY|rach
v&apos;CHOL a|do|SOY.</chabad>
          </transliteration>
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        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>יח כָּל הַמְזַכֶּה אֶת הָרַבִּים,&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;
אֵין חֵטְא בָּא עַל יָדוֹ, וְכָל
הַמַּחֲטִיא אֶת הָרַבִּים, אֵין
מַסְפִּיקִין בְּיָדוֹ לַעֲשׂוֹת
תְּשׁוּבָה.&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; מֹשֶׁה זָכָה וְזִכָּה
אֶת הָרַבִּים, זְכוּת הָרַבִּים
תָּלוּי בּוֹ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: צִדְקַת
יְהֹוָה עָשָׂה, וּמִשְׁפָּטָיו עִם
יִשְׂרָאֵל. יָרָבְעָם בֶּן נְבָט
חָטָא וְהֶחֱטִיא אֶת הָרַבִּים,</hebrew>
          <english>&lt;b&gt;18 Anyone who&lt;/b&gt; tries to &lt;b&gt;cause many people to gain merit,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; God will ensure that &lt;b&gt;no sin will come through him.&lt;/b&gt; But &lt;b&gt;anyone who&lt;/b&gt; tries to &lt;b&gt;cause many people to sin&lt;/b&gt; will &lt;b&gt;not&lt;/b&gt; be &lt;b&gt;given an opportunity to repent&lt;/b&gt; easily.&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;b&gt;Moses&lt;/b&gt; is an example of the first type; he &lt;b&gt;had&lt;/b&gt; many &lt;b&gt;merits&lt;/b&gt; himself, and he &lt;b&gt;caused many&lt;/b&gt; other &lt;b&gt;people to have merits&lt;/b&gt; by teaching them Torah and guiding them. In addition, because he caused their merits, the &lt;b&gt;merit of the many people is credited to him, as it says&lt;/b&gt; in the Torah: &lt;b&gt;Moses fulfilled the righteous&lt;/b&gt; commandments &lt;b&gt;of God, and fulfilled His laws with&lt;/b&gt; the Children of Israel. &lt;b&gt;Yeravam ben Nevat&lt;/b&gt; is an example of the second type; he &lt;b&gt;sinned&lt;/b&gt; himself &lt;b&gt;and caused many people to sin&lt;/b&gt; by convincing them to worship idols. Because</english>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>יח kol ha|me|za|KEH et ha|ra|BIM,
ein chet ba al ya|DO, ve|CHOL
ha|ma|cha|TI et ha|ra|BIM, ein
mas|pi|KIN b&apos;ya|DO la-a|SOT
t&apos;shu|VAH. mo|SHEH za|CHAH ve|zi|KAH
et ha|ra|BIM, z&apos;CHUT ha|ra|BIM
ta|LUI bo, she|ne-e|MAR: tzid|KAT
a|do|NAI a|SAH, u|mish|pa|TAV im
yis|ra-EL. ya|ra|ve-AM ben ne|VAT
cha|TA ve|he|che|TI et ha|ra|BIM,</israeli>
            <orthographic>יח kol ha|me|zak|KEH ʾeth ha|rab|BIM,
ʾen ḥeṭʾ baʾ ʿal ya|DHO, ve|KHOL
ham|ma|ḥa|ṭIʾ ʾeth ha|rab|BIM, ʾen
mas|pi|QIN be|ya|DHO la|ʿa|śOTH
te|shu|VAH. mo|SHEH za|KHAH ve|zik|KAH
ʾeth ha|rab|BIM, ze|KHUTH ha|rab|BIM
ta|LUI bo, shen|ne|ʾe|MAR: tzidh|QATH
a|do|NAI ʿa|śAH, u|mish|pa|ṭAV ʿim
yiś|ra|ʾEL. ya|ra|ve|ʿAM ben ne|VAṭ
ḥa|ṭAʾ ve|he|ḥe|ṭIʾ ʾeth ha|rab|BIM,</orthographic>
            <sephardic>יח kol ha|me|zak|KEH et ha|rab|BIM,
en ḥet ba ʿal ya|DO, ve|KHOL
ham|ma|ḥa|TI et ha|rab|BIM, en
mas|pi|QIN be|ya|DO la|ʿa|SOT
te|shu|VAH. mo|SHEH za|KHAH ve|zik|KAH
et ha|rab|BIM, ze|KHUT ha|rab|BIM
ta|LUI bo, shen|ne|e|MAR: tzid|QAT
a|do|NAI ʿa|SAH, u|mish|pa|TAV ʿim
yis|ra|EL. ya|ra|ve|ʿAM ben ne|VAT
ḥa|TA ve|he|ḥe|TI et ha|rab|BIM,</sephardic>
            <chabad>יח kol ham&apos;|za|KEH es ho|ra|BIM,
ein cheit bo al yo|DOY, v&apos;CHOL
ha|ma|cha|TI es ho|ra|BIM, ein
mas|pi|KIN b&apos;yo|DOY la-a|SOYS
t&apos;shu|VOH. moy|SHEH zo|CHOH v&apos;zi|KOH
es ho|ra|BIM, z&apos;CHUS ho|ra|BIM
to|LUI boy, she|ne-e|MAR: tzid|KAS
a|do|NOY o|SOH, u|mish|po|TOV im
yis|ro-EIL. yo|rov&apos;-OM ben n&apos;VOT
cho|TO v&apos;he|che|TI es ho|ra|BIM,</chabad>
          </transliteration>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>חֵטְא הָרַבִּים תָּלוּי בּוֹ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר:
עַל חַטֹּאות יָרָבְעָם אֲשֶׁר חָטָא,
וַאֲשֶׁר הֶחֱטִיא אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל.</hebrew>
          <english>he caused their sins, the &lt;b&gt;sins of the many people are credited to him, as it says&lt;/b&gt; in Kings: &lt;b&gt;Yeravam&lt;/b&gt; was punished &lt;b&gt;for the sins that he did and for the sins that he caused&lt;/b&gt; the Children of &lt;b&gt;Israel&lt;/b&gt; to do.</english>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>chet ha|ra|BIM ta|LUI bo, she|ne-e|MAR:
al cha|TOVT ya|ra|ve-AM a|SHER cha|TA,
va-a|SHER he|che|TI et yis|ra-EL.</israeli>
            <orthographic>ḥeṭʾ ha|rab|BIM ta|LUI bo, shen|ne|ʾe|MAR:
ʿal ḥaṭ|ṭOʾVTH ya|ra|ve|ʿAM ʾa|SHER ḥa|ṭAʾ,
va|ʾa|SHER he|ḥe|ṭIʾ ʾeth yiś|ra|ʾEL.</orthographic>
            <sephardic>ḥet ha|rab|BIM ta|LUI bo, shen|ne|e|MAR:
ʿal ḥat|TOVT ya|ra|ve|ʿAM a|SHER ḥa|TA,
va|a|SHER he|ḥe|TI et yis|ra|EL.</sephardic>
            <chabad>cheit ho|ra|BIM to|LUI boy, she|ne-e|MAR:
al cha|TOYVS yo|rov&apos;-OM a|SHER cho|TO,
va-a|SHER he|che|TI es yis|ro-EIL.</chabad>
          </transliteration>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>יט כָּל מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ שְׁלשָׁה
דְּבָרִים הַלָּלוּ,&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt; הוּא מִתַּלְמִידָיו
שֶׁל אַבְרָהָם אָבִינוּ, וּשְׁלשָׁה
דְּבָרִים אֲחֵרִים, הוּא מִתַּלְמִידָיו
שֶׁל בִּלְעָם הָרָשָׁע. תַּלְמִידָיו שֶׁל
אַבְרָהָם אָבִינוּ: עַיִן טוֹבָה, וְרוּחַ
נְמוּכָה, וְנֶפֶשׁ שְׁפָלָה. תַּלְמִידָיו
שֶׁל בִּלְעָם הָרָשָׁע: עַיִן רָעָה,
וְרוּחַ גְּבוֹהָה, וְנֶפֶשׁ רְחָבָה. מַה
בֵּין תַּלְמִידָיו שֶׁל אַבְרָהָם אָבִינוּ
לְתַלְמִידָיו שֶׁל בִּלְעָם הָרָשָׁע,
תַּלְמִידָיו שֶׁל אַבְרָהָם אָבִינוּ
אוֹכְלִין בָּעוֹלָם הַזֶּה, וְנוֹחֲלִין
הָעוֹלָם הַבָּא, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: לְהַנְחִיל
אֹהֲבַי יֵשׁ, וְאוֹצְרוֹתֵיהֶם אֲמַלֵּא.
אֲבָל תַּלְמִידָיו שֶׁל בִּלְעָם הָרָשָׁע
יוֹרְשִׁין גֵּיהִנֹּם וְיוֹרְדִין לִבְאֵר
שַׁחַת, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְאַתָּה אֱלֹהִים</hebrew>
          <english>&lt;b&gt;19 Whoever has the following three traits&lt;/b&gt;&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt; behaves as a &lt;b&gt;student of Abraham our forefather,&lt;/b&gt; and whoever &lt;b&gt;has three other traits&lt;/b&gt; behaves as a &lt;b&gt;student of the wicked Bilaam. The students of Abraham our forefather&lt;/b&gt; have: &lt;b&gt;a good&lt;/b&gt; and generous &lt;b&gt;eye&lt;/b&gt;—they are not jealous and are happy for another&apos;s success, &lt;b&gt;a humble spirit, and a modest soul&lt;/b&gt;—they avoid unnecessary luxuries. &lt;b&gt;The students of the wicked Bilaam&lt;/b&gt; have: &lt;b&gt;a bad&lt;/b&gt; and unsatisfied &lt;b&gt;eye&lt;/b&gt;—they are jealous of others and are not satisfied with what they have, &lt;b&gt;an arrogant spirit, and a greedy soul.&lt;/b&gt; What is the difference &lt;b&gt;between the students of Abraham our forefather and the students of the wicked Bilaam? The students of Abraham our forefather&lt;/b&gt; will &lt;b&gt;eat&lt;/b&gt; and enjoy the benefits of their good traits &lt;b&gt;in this world, and they will inherit&lt;/b&gt; the greatest part of their reward &lt;b&gt;in the World to Come. As it says&lt;/b&gt; in Proverbs: God said: I will &lt;b&gt;cause those who love Me to inherit&lt;/b&gt; the &lt;b&gt;World to Come, and I will&lt;/b&gt; also &lt;b&gt;fill up their storage places&lt;/b&gt; in this world. &lt;b&gt;But the wicked Bilaam&apos;s students will inherit Gehinom and go down into a pit of destruction, as it says&lt;/b&gt; in Psalms: &lt;b&gt;And You, God, will bring them down&lt;/b&gt;</english>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>יט kol mi she|YESH bo sh&apos;l|SHAH
d&apos;va|RIM ha|la|LU, hu mi|tal|mi|DAV
shel av|ra|HAM a|vi|NU, ush|l|SHAH
d&apos;va|RIM a|che|RIM, hu mi|tal|mi|DAV
shel bil|AM ha|ra|SHA. tal|mi|DAV shel
av|ra|HAM a|vi|NU: a|YIN to|VAH, ve|RUACH
ne|mu|CHAH, ve|NE|fesh sh&apos;fa|LAH. tal|mi|DAV
shel bil|AM ha|ra|SHA: a|YIN ra-AH,
ve|RUACH g&apos;vo|HAH, ve|NE|fesh re|cha|VAH. mah
bein tal|mi|DAV shel av|ra|HAM a|vi|NU
le|tal|mi|DAV shel bil|AM ha|ra|SHA,
tal|mi|DAV shel av|ra|HAM a|vi|NU
och|LIN ba-o|LAM ha|ZEH, ve|no|cha|LIN
ha-o|LAM ha|BA, she|ne-e|MAR: le|han|CHIL
o|ha|VAI yesh, ve-otz|ro|tei|HEM a|ma|LEI.
a|VAL tal|mi|DAV shel bil|AM ha|ra|SHA
yo|re|SHIN gei|hi|NOM ve|yo|re|DIN liv|ER
sha|CHAT, she|ne-e|MAR: ve-a|TAH e|lo|HIM</israeli>
            <orthographic>יט kol mi shey|YESH bo she|l|SHAH
de|va|RIM hal|la|LU, huʾ mit|tal|mi|DHAV
shel ʾav|ra|HAM ʾa|vi|NU, u|she|l|SHAH
de|va|RIM ʾa|ḥe|RIM, huʾ mit|tal|mi|DHAV
shel bil|ʿAM ha|ra|SHAʿ. tal|mi|DHAV shel
ʾav|ra|HAM ʾa|vi|NU: ʿa|YIN ṭo|VAH, ve|RUAḥ
ne|mu|KHAH, ve|NE|fesh she|fa|LAH. tal|mi|DHAV
shel bil|ʿAM ha|ra|SHAʿ: ʿa|YIN ra|ʿAH,
ve|RUAḥ ge|vo|HAH, ve|NE|fesh re|ḥa|VAH. mah
ben tal|mi|DHAV shel ʾav|ra|HAM ʾa|vi|NU
le|thal|mi|DHAV shel bil|ʿAM ha|ra|SHAʿ,
tal|mi|DHAV shel ʾav|ra|HAM ʾa|vi|NU
ʾo|khe|LIN ba|ʿo|LAM haz|ZEH, ve|no|ḥa|LIN
ha|ʿo|LAM hab|BAʾ, shen|ne|ʾe|MAR: le|han|ḥIL
ʾo|ha|VAI yesh, ve|ʾo|tze|ro|the|HEM ʾa|mal|LEʾ.
ʾa|VAL tal|mi|DHAV shel bil|ʿAM ha|ra|SHAʿ
yo|re|SHIN ge|hin|NOM ve|yo|re|DHIN liv|ʾER
sha|ḥATH, shen|ne|ʾe|MAR: ve|ʾat|TAH ʾe|lo|HIM</orthographic>
            <sephardic>יט kol mi shey|YESH bo she|l|SHAH
de|va|RIM hal|la|LU, hu mit|tal|mi|DAV
shel av|ra|HAM a|vi|NU, u|she|l|SHAH
de|va|RIM a|ḥe|RIM, hu mit|tal|mi|DAV
shel bil|ʿAM ha|ra|SHAʿ. tal|mi|DAV shel
av|ra|HAM a|vi|NU: ʿa|YIN to|VAH, ve|RUAḥ
ne|mu|KHAH, ve|NE|fesh she|fa|LAH. tal|mi|DAV
shel bil|ʿAM ha|ra|SHAʿ: ʿa|YIN ra|ʿAH,
ve|RUAḥ ge|vo|HAH, ve|NE|fesh re|ḥa|VAH. mah
ben tal|mi|DAV shel av|ra|HAM a|vi|NU
le|tal|mi|DAV shel bil|ʿAM ha|ra|SHAʿ,
tal|mi|DAV shel av|ra|HAM a|vi|NU
o|khe|LIN ba|ʿo|LAM haz|ZEH, ve|no|ḥa|LIN
ha|ʿo|LAM hab|BA, shen|ne|e|MAR: le|han|ḥIL
o|ha|VAI yesh, ve|o|tze|ro|te|HEM a|mal|LE.
a|VAL tal|mi|DAV shel bil|ʿAM ha|ra|SHAʿ
yo|re|SHIN ge|hin|NOM ve|yo|re|DIN liv|ER
sha|ḥAT, shen|ne|e|MAR: ve|at|TAH e|lo|HIM</sephardic>
            <chabad>יט kol mi she|YEISH boy sh&apos;l|SHOH
d&apos;vo|RIM ha|lo|LU, hu mi|tal|mi|DOV
shel av|ro|HOM o|vi|NU, ush&apos;|l|SHOH
d&apos;vo|RIM a|chei|RIM, hu mi|tal|mi|DOV
shel bil|OM ho|ro|SHO. tal|mi|DOV shel
av|ro|HOM o|vi|NU: a|YIN toy|VOH, v&apos;RUACH
n&apos;mu|CHOH, v&apos;NE|fesh sh&apos;fo|LOH. tal|mi|DOV
shel bil|OM ho|ro|SHO: a|YIN ro-OH,
v&apos;RUACH g&apos;voy|HOH, v&apos;NE|fesh r&apos;cho|VOH. mah
bein tal|mi|DOV shel av|ro|HOM o|vi|NU
l&apos;sal|mi|DOV shel bil|OM ho|ro|SHO,
tal|mi|DOV shel av|ro|HOM o|vi|NU
oych&apos;|LIN bo-oy|LOM ha|ZEH, v&apos;noy|cha|LIN
ho-oy|LOM ha|BO, she|ne-e|MAR: l&apos;han|CHIL
oy|ha|VAI yeish, v&apos;oytz&apos;|roy|sei|HEM a|ma|LEI.
a|VOL tal|mi|DOV shel bil|OM ho|ro|SHO
yoyr&apos;|SHIN gei|hi|NOYM v&apos;yoyr&apos;|DIN liv|EIR
sha|CHAS, she|ne-e|MAR: v&apos;a|TOH e|loy|HIM</chabad>
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          <text>1 How is it possible for both sides of a Torah argument to stand, if the Jewish law only follows one opinion? The answer is that if both sides are arguing for the sake of Torah—to understand the Divine will, and not to merely prove themselves right—then one side will eventually be accepted by a clear majority and become the accepted opinion. The minority opinion-holders will then review their understanding of the matter and learn to accept the majority opinion. When this occurs, it is proof that the argument was &quot;for the sake of heaven.&quot;</text>
          <marker>1</marker>
          <attribution>The Rebbe</attribution>
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          <text>2 The gates of repentance are always open. The mishnah does not say that someone who causes others to sin cannot repent; rather, it says that he is not given an opportunity to do so. Usually, God helps people repent. For someone who causes others to sin, however, God does not provide such help. Yet even such a person, if he tries hard enough, can repent.</text>
          <marker>2</marker>
          <attribution>The Alter Rebbe</attribution>
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          <text>3 The mishnah uses the present tense of מְזַכֶּה rather than past tense זִכָּה because even someone who has not yet succeeded in influencing people to do good deeds, since he is trying, God promises that he won&apos;t come to sin.</text>
          <marker>3</marker>
          <attribution>The Rebbe</attribution>
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          <text>4 The mishnah says that someone who possesses bad character traits and feelings, even if he does not act on them, is a student of Bilaam until he works to improve them.</text>
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          <attribution>The Rebbe</attribution>
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