{
  "bookId": "sefer-hamidos",
  "part": "1",
  "torah": "80",
  "title": "Advice",
  "hebrewTitle": "עֵצָה",
  "sourceUrl": "/reader/sefer-hamidos/1/80",
  "plainUrl": "/reader-plain/sefer-hamidos/1/80/",
  "segments": [
    {
      "index": 1,
      "he": "אַל תִּשְׁאַל עֵצָה אֶלָּא מִמִּי שֶׁיּוֹדֵעַ סִתְרֵי תּוֹרָה.",
      "en": "1. Do not ask advice except from one who knows secrets of the Torah."
    },
    {
      "index": 2,
      "he": "טוֹב לִשְׁאֹל עֵצָה מִזְּקֵנִים.",
      "en": "2. It is good to ask advice from the elderly."
    },
    {
      "index": 3,
      "he": "הַנּוֹתֵן לַחֲבֵרוֹ עֵצָה שֶׁאֵינָהּ הוֹגֶנֶת לוֹ, עַל־יְדֵי־זֶה נוֹפְלִים לוֹ מַחְשְׁבוֹת עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה.",
      "en": "3. One who gives his fellow advice inappropriate for him, through this he is beset by idolatrous thoughts."
    },
    {
      "index": 4,
      "he": "מִי שֶׁהוּא בַּעַל מַחֲשָׁבוֹת רָעוֹת, אַל תִּקַּח עֵצָה מִמֶּנּוּ.",
      "en": "4. Someone who is accustomed to having bad thoughts, do not take advice from him."
    },
    {
      "index": 5,
      "he": "עַל־יְדֵי שֶׁאַתָּה נוֹטֵל עֵצָה מֵהָרַב, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה תִּזְכֶּה לִישׁוּעָה.",
      "en": "5. Through that which you take advice from the official rabbi, through this you will merit salvation."
    },
    {
      "index": 6,
      "he": "כְּשֶׁאַתָּה רוֹאֶה, שֶׁרֵעֶיךָ אֵינָם עוֹזְרִים לְךָ, בְּיָדוּעַ שֶׁאֵין שׁוּם עֵצָה מוֹעִיל לְךָ.",
      "en": "6. When you see that your friends are not helping you, it is known that no advice (or remedy) will help you."
    },
    {
      "index": 7,
      "he": "כְּשֶׁאַתָּה עוֹזֵר לִבְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל, יוֹעִיל לְךָ עֵצָה.",
      "en": "7. When you help the Jewish People, advice can help you."
    },
    {
      "index": 8,
      "he": "הָעֵצָה הִיא מְסֻגֶּלֶת יוֹתֵר בַּשָּׂדֶה.",
      "en": "8. Advice is more auspicious (segulah) in a field."
    },
    {
      "index": 9,
      "he": "הַהוֹלֵךְ אַחַר עֲצַת אִשְׁתּוֹ, נוֹפֵל בְּגֵיהִנֹּם.",
      "en": "9. One who follows the advice of his wife falls into Hell."
    },
    {
      "index": 10,
      "he": "אַל תִּשְׁאַל עֵצָה אֶלָּא מֵאִישׁ וְלֹא מֵאִשָּׁה.",
      "en": "10. Do not ask advice; only from a man, and not from a woman."
    }
  ]
}