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Seclusion (Hisbodidus)

הִתְבּוֹדְדוּת

Segment 1

מִי שֶׁמִּתְבּוֹדֵד אֶת עַצְמוֹ וּבוֹדֵל אֶת עַצְמוֹ מִבְּנֵי־אָדָם, מִזְדַּקְּקִין עָלָיו מִלְמַעְלָה.
1. One who isolates himself and separates himself from others, they attend to him (to redress him for his sins) from Above.

Segment 2

עַל־יְדֵי הִתְבּוֹדְדוּת וּמַפְנֶה לִבּוֹ לְבַטָּלָה בָּא לְכַעַס.
2. Through isolating oneself and setting one's heart wantonly, one comes to anger.

Segment 3

הַשִּׂיחָה שֶׁאָדָם מֵשִׂיחַ בֵּינוֹ לְבֵין קוֹנוֹ, הַשִּׂיחָה הַזֹּאת נַעֲשֵׂית אַחַר־כָּךְ גְּאֻלָּה וִישׁוּעָה לְבָנָיו.
1. The conversation that one conducts (privately) between him and his Creator, this conversation is made afterwards into a redemption and salvation for his children.