{
  "bookId": "sefer-hamidos",
  "part": "1",
  "torah": "39",
  "title": "Philosophy",
  "hebrewTitle": "חֲקִירָה",
  "sourceUrl": "/reader/sefer-hamidos/1/39",
  "plainUrl": "/reader-plain/sefer-hamidos/1/39/",
  "segments": [
    {
      "index": 1,
      "he": "עַל־יְדֵי הַחֲקִירוֹת בְּעוֹלָם הַתֹּהוּ, הַיְנוּ מַה לְּמַעְלָה מַה לְּמַטָּה וְכוּ', עַל־יְדֵי זֶה גּוֹרֵם קְלָלָה, וְהַשּׁוֹמֵר אֶת עַצְמוֹ מֵחֲקִירוֹת הָאֵלּוּ גּוֹרֵם בְּרָכָה.",
      "en": "1. Contemplation of the world of chaos - that is, what is above and what is below… (concepts beyond our grasp) -causes curse. Conversely, one who guards himself from these investigations causes blessing."
    },
    {
      "index": 2,
      "he": "עַל־יְדֵי הַחֲקִירָה בְּמַה לְּמַעְלָה וּמַה לְּמַטָּה וְכוּ', עַל־יְדֵי זֶה מְזוֹנוֹתָיו בִּיגִיעָה רַבָּה.",
      "en": "2. Due to speculating about what is above and below… one's sustenance comes with great effort."
    },
    {
      "index": 3,
      "he": "הַמַּעֲמִיק בְּעִיּוּנוֹ בְּמַעֲשֵׂי מֶרְכָּבָה, נִסְתַּלֵּק קֹדֶם זְמַנּוֹ.",
      "en": "3. One who delves deeply into the subject of the Chariot (“merkava” a mystical Kabbalistic concept of the Divine Presence) passes away before his time."
    }
  ]
}