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Chapter Five, pages 504-505, with pointed Hebrew, English, and transliteration.

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Pirkei Avot

Chapter Five 504-505 504-505

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 תּוֹרִידֵם לִבְאֵר שַׁחַת, אַנְשֵׁי דָמִים וּמִרְמָה לֹא יֶחֱצוּ יְמֵיהֶם, וַאֲנִי אֶבְטַח בָּךְ.¹ <b>to a pit of destruction. Men</b> who are <b>bloodthirsty and liars do not</b> live for even <b>half</b> the <b>days</b> of their life. <b>But I will trust in You.</b>¹ to|ri|DEM liv|ER sha|CHAT, an|SHEI da|MIM u|mir|MAH lo ye|che|TZU ye|mei|HEM, va-a|NI ev|TACH bach. to|ri|DHEM liv|ʾER sha|ḥATH, ʾan|SHE dha|MIM u|mir|MAH loʾ ye|ḥe|TZU ye|me|HEM, va|ʾa|NI ʾev|ṭAḥ bakh. to|ri|DEM liv|ER sha|ḥAT, an|SHE da|MIM u|mir|MAH lo ye|ḥe|TZU ye|me|HEM, va|a|NI ev|TAḥ bakh. toy|ri|DEIM liv|EIR sha|CHAS, an|SHEI do|MIM u|mir|MOH loy ye|che|TZU y'mei|HEM, va-a|NI ev|TACH boch. Passage כ יְהוּדָה בֶן תֵּימָא אוֹמֵר: הֱוֵי עַז כַּנָּמֵר,² וְקַל כַּנֶּשֶׁר, רָץ כַּצְּבִי, וְגִבּוֹר כָּאֲרִי, לַעֲשׂוֹת רְצוֹן אָבִיךָ שֶׁבַּשָּׁמָיִם. הוּא הָיָה אוֹמֵר: עַז פָּנִים לְגֵיהִנֹּם, וּבוֹשֶׁת פָּנִים לְגַן עֵדֶן. יְהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶיךָ, יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ, שֶׁיִּבָּנֶה בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ בִּמְהֵרָה בְּיָמֵינוּ, וְתֵן חֶלְקֵנוּ בְּתוֹרָתֶךָ.³ <b>20 Yehudah ben Teima says: Be</b> as <b>bold as a leopard,</b>² and don't be intimidated by people who make fun of doing the right thing; <b>be</b> as <b>light as an eagle,</b> and don't let laziness win over you; <b>run like a deer,</b> showing your great enthusiasm; and <b>be</b> as <b>strong as a lion</b> to overcome any obstacles—<b>to fulfill the will of your Father in Heaven.</b> Yehudah ben Teima <b>would</b> often say: <b>A brazen,</b> arrogant person <b>will go to Gehinom,</b> whereas a <b>bashful,</b> humble person <b>will go to the Garden of Eden. May it be Your will, Lord, our God and the God of our fathers, that the Holy Temple should be built quickly in our days and that You should give us our portion in Your Torah.</b>³ כ ye|hu|DAH ven tei|MA o|MER: he|VEI az ka|na|MER, ve|KAL ka|NE|sher, ratz katz|VI, ve|gi|BOR ka-a|RI, la-a|SOT re|TZON a|vi|CHA she|ba|sha|MA|yim. hu ha|YAH o|MER: az pa|NIM le|gei|hi|NOM, u|VO|shet pa|NIM le|GAN E|den. ye|HI ra|TZON mi|le|fa|NE|cha, a|do|NAI e|lo|HEI|nu vei|lo|HEI a|vo|TEI|nu, she|yi|ba|NEH beit ha|mik|DASH bim|he|RAH b'ya|MEI|nu, ve|TEN chel|KE|nu b'to|ra|TE|cha. כ ye|hu|DHAH ven te|MAʾ ʾo|MER: he|VE ʿaz kan|na|MER, ve|QAL kan|NE|sher, ratz kat|tze|VI, ve|ghib|BOR ka|ʾa|RI, la|ʿa|śOTH re|TZON ʾa|vi|KHA sheb|bas|sha|MA|yim. huʾ ha|YAH ʾo|MER: ʿaz pa|NIM le|ghe|hin|NOM, u|VO|sheth pa|NIM le|GHAN ʿE|dhen. ye|HI ra|TZON mil|le|fa|NE|kha, a|do|NAI ʾe|lo|HE|nu veʾ|lo|HE ʾa|vo|THE|nu, shey|yib|ba|NEH beth ham|miq|DASH bim|he|RAH be|ya|ME|nu, ve|THEN ḥel|QE|nu be|tho|ra|THE|kha. כ ye|hu|DAH ven te|MA o|MER: he|VE ʿaz kan|na|MER, ve|QAL kan|NE|sher, ratz kat|tze|VI, ve|gib|BOR ka|a|RI, la|ʿa|SOT re|TZON a|vi|KHA sheb|bas|sha|MA|yim. hu ha|YAH o|MER: ʿaz pa|NIM le|ge|hin|NOM, u|VO|shet pa|NIM le|GAN ʿE|den. ye|HI ra|TZON mil|le|fa|NE|kha, a|do|NAI e|lo|HE|nu ve|lo|HE a|vo|TE|nu, shey|yib|ba|NEH bet ham|miq|DASH bim|he|RAH be|ya|ME|nu, ve|TEN ḥel|QE|nu be|to|ra|TE|kha. כ y'hu|DOH ven tei|MO oy|MEIR: he|VEI az ka|no|MEIR, v'KAL ka|NE|sher, rotz katz'|VI, v'gi|BOYR ko-a|RI, la-a|SOYS r'TZOYN o|vi|CHO she|ba|sho|MO|yim. hu ho|YOH oy|MEIR: az po|NIM l'gei|hi|NOYM, u|VOY|shes po|NIM l'GAN EI|den. y'HI ro|TZOYN mil'|fo|NE|cho, a|do|NOY e|loy|HEI|nu vei|loy|HEI a|voy|SEI|nu, she|yi|bo|NEH beis ha|mik|DOSH bim|hei|ROH b'yo|MEI|nu, v'SEIN chel|KEI|nu b'soy|ro|SE|cho. Passage כא בֶּן בַּג בַּג אוֹמֵר: הֲפֹךְ בָּהּ וְהַפֵּךְ בָּהּ, דְּכֹלָּא בָהּ, וּבָהּ תֶּחֱזֵי, וְסִיב וּבְלֵה בָהּ, וּמִנַּהּ לֹא תָזוּעַ, שֶׁאֵין לְךָ מִדָּה טוֹבָה הֵימֶנָּה. בֶּן הֵא הֵא אוֹמֵר: לְפוּם צַעֲרָא אַגְרָא.⁴ <b>21 Ben Bag-Bag says: Delve into the Torah and delve into it</b> again—always try to uncover more and understand deeper, because <b>everything is in it. With Torah you will see the truth.</b> Learn Torah forever, even as you <b>grow old and worn out. Never move away from it,</b> because it connects you to God, and <b>you can have nothing better than that. Ben Hei-Hei says: The reward for a</b> commandment <b>is increased in proportion to the amount of strain</b> and hard work you experience when fulfilling it.⁴ כא ben bag bag o|MER: ha|FOCH bah ve|ha|PECH bah, d'cho|LA vah, u|VAH te|che|ZEI, ve|SIV uv|LEH vah, u|mi|NAH lo ta|ZUA, she-EIN le|CHA mi|DAH to|VAH hei|me|NAH. ben hei hei o|MER: le|FUM tza-a|RA ag|RA. כא ben bagh bagh ʾo|MER: ha|FOKH bah ve|hap|PEKH bah, de|khol|LAʾ vah, u|VAH te|ḥe|ZE, ve|SIV u|ve|LEH vah, u|min|NAH loʾ tha|ZUAʿ, she|ʾEN le|KHA mid|DAH ṭo|VAH he|men|NAH. ben heʾ heʾ ʾo|MER: le|FUM tza|ʿa|RAʾ ʾagh|RAʾ. כא ben bag bag o|MER: ha|FOKH bah ve|hap|PEKH bah, de|khol|LA vah, u|VAH te|ḥe|ZE, ve|SIV u|ve|LEH vah, u|min|NAH lo ta|ZUAʿ, she|EN le|KHA mid|DAH to|VAH he|men|NAH. ben he he o|MER: le|FUM tza|ʿa|RA ag|RA. כא ben bag bag oy|MEIR: ha|FOYCH boh v'ha|PEICH boh, d'choy|LO voh, u|VOH te|che|ZEI, v'SIV uv'|LEIH voh, u|mi|NAH loy so|ZUA, she-EIN l'CHO mi|DOH toy|VOH hei|me|NOH. ben hei hei oy|MEIR: l'FUM tza-a|RO ag|RO. Passage כב הוּא הָיָה אוֹמֵר: בֶּן חָמֵשׁ שָׁנִים לַמִּקְרָא, בֶּן עֶשֶׂר שָׁנִים לַמִּשְׁנָה,⁵ בֶּן שָׁלֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה לַמִּצְוֹת, בֶּן חָמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה לִגְמָרָא, בֶּן שְׁמוֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה לַחֻפָּה, בֶּן עֶשְׂרִים לִרְדּוֹף, בֶּן שְׁלשִׁים לַכֹּחַ, בֶּן אַרְבָּעִים לַבִּינָה, בֶּן חֲמִשִּׁים לָעֵצָה, בֶּן שִׁשִּׁים לַזִּקְנָה, בֶּן שִׁבְעִים לַשֵּׂיבָה, בֶּן שְׁמוֹנִים לִגְבוּרָה, בֶּן תִּשְׁעִים לָשּׁוּחַ, בֶּן מֵאָה כְּאִלּוּ מֵת וְעָבַר וּבָטֵל מִן הָעוֹלָם. 22 Yehudah ben Teima <b>would</b> often say: <b>A five-year-old</b> is of the age <b>to learn Chumash. A ten-year-old</b> is of the age <b>to learn Mishnah.</b>⁵ <b>A thirteen-year-old</b> is obligated <b>to fulfill commandments. A fifteen-year-old</b> is of the age <b>to learn Gemara. An eighteen-year-old</b> is of the age <b>for marriage. A twenty-year-old</b> is of the age <b>to pursue</b> a livelihood. <b>A thirty-year-old</b> is of the age <b>of full strength. A forty-year-old</b> is of the age <b>for understanding. A fifty-year-old</b> is of the age <b>to offer advice. A sixty-year-old</b> is of the age <b>of maturity</b> and wisdom. <b>A seventy-year-old</b> is of a <b>ripe old age. An eighty-year-old</b> is of the age that shows that he has a <b>strong</b> and healthy body to survive to this age. <b>A ninety-year-old</b> is of the age <b>of becoming bent-over. A hundred-year-old</b> has lost the use of most of his natural abilities and is therefore considered <b>dead;</b> he is also <b>removed</b> and <b>ceases</b> to care about the physical pursuits of this world, and recognizes God's presence in the world. כב hu ha|YAH o|MER: ben cha|MESH sha|NIM la|mik|RA, ben E|ser sha|NIM la|mish|NAH, ben sha|LOSH es|REH la|mitz|VOT, ben cha|MESH es|REH lig|ma|RA, ben sh'mo|NEH es|REH la|chu|PAH, ben es|RIM lir|DOF, ben sh'l|SHIM la|KOACH, ben ar|ba-IM la|bi|NAH, ben cha|mi|SHIM la-e|TZAH, ben shi|SHIM la|zik|NAH, ben shiv|IM la|sei|VAH, ben sh'mo|NIM lig|vu|RAH, ben tish|IM la|SHUACH, ben me-AH ke-i|LU met ve-a|VAR u|va|TEL min ha-o|LAM. כב huʾ ha|YAH ʾo|MER: ben ḥa|MESH sha|NIM lam|miq|RAʾ, ben ʿE|śer sha|NIM lam|mish|NAH, ben sha|LOSH ʿeś|REH lam|mitz|VOTH, ben ḥa|MESH ʿeś|REH ligh|ma|RAʾ, ben she|mo|NEH ʿeś|REH la|ḥup|PAH, ben ʿeś|RIM lir|DOF, ben she|l|SHIM lak|KOAḥ, ben ʾar|ba|ʿIM lab|bi|NAH, ben ḥa|mis|SHIM la|ʿe|TZAH, ben shis|SHIM laz|ziq|NAH, ben shiv|ʿIM laś|śe|VAH, ben she|mo|NIM ligh|vu|RAH, ben tish|ʿIM las|SHUAḥ, ben me|ʾAH ke|ʾil|LU meth ve|ʿa|VAR u|va|ṭEL min ha|ʿo|LAM. כב hu ha|YAH o|MER: ben ḥa|MESH sha|NIM lam|miq|RA, ben ʿE|ser sha|NIM lam|mish|NAH, ben sha|LOSH ʿes|REH lam|mitz|VOT, ben ḥa|MESH ʿes|REH lig|ma|RA, ben she|mo|NEH ʿes|REH la|ḥup|PAH, ben ʿes|RIM lir|DOF, ben she|l|SHIM lak|KOAḥ, ben ar|ba|ʿIM lab|bi|NAH, ben ḥa|mis|SHIM la|ʿe|TZAH, ben shis|SHIM laz|ziq|NAH, ben shiv|ʿIM las|se|VAH, ben she|mo|NIM lig|vu|RAH, ben tish|ʿIM las|SHUAḥ, ben me|AH ke|il|LU met ve|ʿa|VAR u|va|TEL min ha|ʿo|LAM. כב hu ho|YOH oy|MEIR: ben cho|MEISH sho|NIM la|mik|RO, ben E|ser sho|NIM la|mish|NOH, ben sho|LOYSH es|REIH la|mitz|VOYS, ben cho|MEISH es|REIH lig|mo|RO, ben sh'moy|NEH es|REIH la|chu|POH, ben es|RIM lir|DOYF, ben sh'l|SHIM la|KOYACH, ben ar|bo-IM la|bi|NOH, ben cha|mi|SHIM lo-ei|TZOH, ben shi|SHIM la|zik|NOH, ben shiv|IM la|sei|VOH, ben sh'moy|NIM lig|vu|ROH, ben tish|IM lo|SHUACH, ben mei-OH k'i|LU meis v'o|VAR u|vo|TEIL min ho-oy|LOM. 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. <b>Rabbi Chananya ben Akashya says: the Holy One, blessed be He, wanted to make</b> the Children of Israel have <b>many merits. He therefore gave them</b> an abundance of <b>Torah and commandments,</b> so that they would have many opportunities to connect to God. <b>As it says</b> in Isaiah: <b>The Lord wanted, for the sake of</b> increasing the Jewish Nation's <b>righteousness, that the Torah be made great and glorious.</b> 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. heading פֶּרֶק ו Chapter Six PE|rek ו PE|req ו PE|req ו PE|rek ו parent /siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss.xml prev /siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss/502-503-502-503-pirkei-avot-chapter-five.xml next /siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss/506-507-506-507-pirkei-avot-chapter-six.xml