# Humility

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Source: https://ajew.org/reader/sefer-hamidos/1/74


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מִי שֶׁמְּשַׁתֵּף אֶת עַצְמוֹ בְּצָרוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל וּמִתְפַּלֵּל עֲלֵיהֶם, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה בָּא לַעֲנָוָה.

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1. One who shares in the suffering of the Jewish People, and prays for them, through this he comes to humility.


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עַל־יְדֵי אֱמֶת יִזְכֶּה לַעֲנָוָה.

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2. Through truth, one will merit to humility.


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עַל־יְדֵי אֱמוּנָה בָּא הַכְנָעָה.

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3. Through faith one comes to submission.


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עַל־יְדֵי קְבִיעוּת מָקוֹם לִתְפִלָּה בָּא לִידֵי עֲנָוָה וַחֲסִידוּת.

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4. Through retaining a specific place for prayer, one comes to humility and piety (hassidut).


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עַל־יְדֵי עֲנָוָה תְּפִלָּתוֹ נִשְׁמַעַת, וּכְאִלּוּ הִקְרִיב כָּל הַקָּרְבָּנוֹת.

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5. Through humility one's prayer is heard, and it is as if he had offered all the sacrifices.


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עַל־יְדֵי עֲנָוָה מוֹסִיפִין לוֹ גְּדֻלָּה עַל גְּדֻלָּתוֹ.

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6. Through humility, additional greatness is added to one's greatness.


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עַל־יְדֵי עֲנָוָה מַאֲרִיךְ יָמִים.

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7. Through humility, one's days are lengthened.


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עַל־יְדֵי עֲנָוָה אֵין מְדַקְדְּקִין אַחַר מַעֲשָׂיו.

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8. Through humility, one's deeds are not scrutinized.


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יוֹם שֶׁאַתָּה מַקְטִין אֶת עַצְמְךָ, יוֹם הַזֶּה מוֹסִיף כֹּחַ וּגְבוּרָה וְהִתְרוֹמְמוּת בִּקְדֻשָּׁה שֶׁל מַעְלָה.

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9. The day on which you humble yourself, that day adds strength, might, and exaltation to the Holiness Above.


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כְּשֶׁאַתָּה רוֹאֶה שֶׁעֲנָוָה נִתְרַבָּה בָּעוֹלָם, תְּצַפֶּה לְרַגְלֵי דִּמְשִׁיחָא.

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10. When you see that humility is increasing in the world, be expectant for the footsteps of the Messiah.


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עַל־יְדֵי עֲנָוָה נִתְבַּטֵּל פַּחַד הָאוֹיְבִים.

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11. Through humility, fear of enemies is annulled.


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עַל־יְדֵי עֲנָוָה נִתְבַּטֵּל הַמַּחֲלֹקֶת וְהַיִּסּוּרִין.

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12. Through humility, contention and suffering is annulled.


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עַל־יְדֵי עֲנָוָה הַכֹּל עִמּוֹ בְּשָׁלוֹם.

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13. Through (one's having) humility, everyone is at peace with him.


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עַל־יְדֵי עֲנָוָה בָּא חֵן.

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14. Through humility comes grace.


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מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ הַכְנָעָה, אֵין לוֹ מוֹרָא, כְּאִלּוּ יוֹשֵׁב בְּמָצוֹר.

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15. One who has the quality of submission, does not have fear, as if he were sitting in a fortress.


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מִי שֶׁאֵין בּוֹ הַכְנָעָה, אֵין בּוֹ יִרְאָה.

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16. Someone without the quality of submission has no fear (of Heaven).


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עַל־יְדֵי עֲנָוָה נִתְגַּדֵּל, גַּם אֵינוֹ נוֹפֵל מִמַּדְרֵגָתוֹ.

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17. Through humility one becomes great, also he does not fall from his level.


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מִי שֶׁהוּא לֵב רַךְ, הוּא יָכוֹל לְהַכְנִיעַ אֶת עַצְמוֹ בְּיוֹתֵר.

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18. Someone who is soft hearted, he can submit himself more extremely (to the extreme).


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עַל־יְדֵי עֲנָוָה הַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא זוֹכֵר אוֹתוֹ.

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19. Through humility, the Holy One Blessed He remembers him.


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עַל־יְדֵי עֲנָוָה הַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא עוֹשֶׂה לוֹ תַּאֲוָתוֹ.

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20. Through humility, the Holy One Blessed is He fulfills one's desires.


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אֵין הָעוֹלָם מִתְקַיֵּם אֶלָּא עַל מִי שֶׁמֵּשִׂים עַצְמוֹ כְּאַיִן.

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21. The world is only sustained by one who makes himself as nothing.


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סְגֻלָּה לְבָנִים – לְהַקְטִין אֶת עַצְמוֹ.

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1. A segulah (auspicious) for having sons is to humble oneself.


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עַל־יְדֵי גַּאֲוָה רַבָּה נִבְעָל כְּאִשָּׁה.

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2. Through excessive arrogance, one will be sodomized like a woman.


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הָאָדָם נִכָּר בְּקוֹלוֹ, אִם הוּא עָנָו אוֹ בַּעַל־גַּאֲוָה.

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3. One can recognize in a man's voice, whether he is humble or arrogant.


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לִפְעָמִים עַל־יְדֵי שִׁפְלוּת שֶׁאָדָם מַשְׁפִּיל אֶת עַצְמוֹ, אוֹ אֲחֵרִים מַשְׁפִּילִין אוֹתוֹ, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה מְבַטְּלִין מֵעָלָיו גְּזֵרַת מִיתָה.

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4. Sometimes, through the lowliness with which a person diminishes himself, or through others diminishing him, through this is annulled a decree of death which was passed upon him.


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כְּשֶׁאָדָם מַרְגִּישׁ בְּעַצְמוֹ שִׁפְלוּת, יֵדַע שֶׁמִּיתָה נִגְזְרָה עָלָיו.

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5. When a person senses lowliness in himself, he should know that death has been decreed upon him.