Seclusion (Hisbodidus) הִתְבּוֹדְדוּת Source: https://ajew.org/reader/sefer-hamidos/1/23 Segment 1 HE: מִי שֶׁמִּתְבּוֹדֵד אֶת עַצְמוֹ וּבוֹדֵל אֶת עַצְמוֹ מִבְּנֵי־אָדָם, מִזְדַּקְּקִין עָלָיו מִלְמַעְלָה. EN: 1. One who isolates himself and separates himself from others, they attend to him (to redress him for his sins) from Above. Segment 2 HE: עַל־יְדֵי הִתְבּוֹדְדוּת וּמַפְנֶה לִבּוֹ לְבַטָּלָה בָּא לְכַעַס. EN: 2. Through isolating oneself and setting one's heart wantonly, one comes to anger. Segment 3 HE: הַשִּׂיחָה שֶׁאָדָם מֵשִׂיחַ בֵּינוֹ לְבֵין קוֹנוֹ, הַשִּׂיחָה הַזֹּאת נַעֲשֵׂית אַחַר־כָּךְ גְּאֻלָּה וִישׁוּעָה לְבָנָיו. EN: 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.