{
  "bookId": "misc-עצות-ישרות",
  "part": "1",
  "torah": "19",
  "title": "ערך כבוד",
  "hebrewTitle": "ערך כבוד",
  "sourceUrl": "/reader/misc-עצות-ישרות/1/19",
  "plainUrl": "/reader-plain/misc-עצות-ישרות/1/19/",
  "segments": [
    {
      "index": 2,
      "he": "**************** א.\nעל ידי שלש תאוות, שהם: תאות ממון ואכילה ומשגל - על ידי זה פוגמין בכבוד דקדושה, ואז הנשמה ערומה מבלי לבוש בבחינת: ואת ערם ועריה. (הלכות ציצית, הלכה ג', אות ג):",
      "en": "All the afflictions and all the exiles come only from pride — which is the aspect of excess [ribbui]. For it appears to a person as if his days are many and as if he has permanence in his world. And in truth a person must know that he has in his world only this very day upon which he stands — and he should strive to engage in it in the service of G-d: \"Today, if you would but heed His voice\" [Psalms 95:7].\n\nThrough three desires — which are the desire for money, and eating, and sexual union [mishgol] — through this one blemishes the holy honor [kovod d'kedushah]. And then the soul is naked without a garment — in the aspect of: \"And you were naked and bare\" [Ezekiel 16:7]."
    },
    {
      "index": 3,
      "he": "",
      "en": "It is known and explained elsewhere that anger damages wealth. Even though we see many wealthy people who are angry — and even so they have great wealth. And especially the gentiles — who are full of anger and murder — and even so all the wealth is with them. But in truth the essential wealth is holy wealth [ashirus d'kedushah] — see the inner teachings. And for wealth such as this, it is impossible to merit except specifically through the subjugation of anger."
    }
  ]
}