{
  "bookId": "sefer-hamidos",
  "part": "1",
  "torah": "88",
  "title": "Curse",
  "hebrewTitle": "קְלָלָה",
  "sourceUrl": "/reader/sefer-hamidos/1/88",
  "plainUrl": "/reader-plain/sefer-hamidos/1/88/",
  "segments": [
    {
      "index": 1,
      "he": "עַל־יְדֵי הַקְּלָלוֹת בָּא אֲבֵלוּת, חַס וְשָׁלוֹם.",
      "en": "1. Curses cause a state of mourning, G-d forbid ."
    },
    {
      "index": 2,
      "he": "אֵין אָדָם רַשַּׁאי לְקַלֵּל אֶלָּא־אִם־כֵּן יָכוֹל לִרְאוֹת הַדּוֹרוֹת שֶׁיֵּצְאוּ מִמֶּנּוּ.",
      "en": "2. One does not have permission to curse unless he can see the generations to come from the one [he is cursing]."
    },
    {
      "index": 3,
      "he": "אַל תִּהְיֶה קִלְלַת הֶדְיוֹט קַלָּה בְּעֵינֶיךָ.",
      "en": "3. Do not take the curse of a common man lightly (in your eyes)."
    },
    {
      "index": 4,
      "he": "הַקְּלָלוֹת הוֹלְכִים אַחַר הַכַּוָּנָה.",
      "en": "4. Curses affect according to the intention (with which they are said)."
    },
    {
      "index": 5,
      "he": "לִפְעָמִים נִתְקַיֵּם קִלְלַת הַצַּדִּיק כָּל יְמֵי חַיָּיו וְלֹא לְאַחַר מוֹתוֹ.",
      "en": "5. Sometimes the curse of a Tzaddik are fulfilled as long as he lives, but not after his passing."
    },
    {
      "index": 6,
      "he": "סוֹף – שֶׁקִּלְלַת חִנָּם יָשׁוּב עַל הַמְקַלֵּל.",
      "en": "6. In the end, an unjustified curse returns upon the one who cursed."
    },
    {
      "index": 7,
      "he": "קִלְלַת חָכָם אֲפִלּוּ בְּחִנָּם וַאֲפִלּוּ עַל תְּנַאי בָּאָה.",
      "en": "7. The curse of a Torah sage comes to pass, even if it was unjustified, and even if it was given conditionally."
    },
    {
      "index": 8,
      "he": "אֲפִלּוּ נָכְרִי הַמְבָרֵךְ אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל מִתְבָּרֵךְ.",
      "en": "8. Even a non-Jew who blesses the Jewish People is blessed."
    },
    {
      "index": 9,
      "he": "אָדָם הָרָגִיל בִּקְלָלוֹת הוּא מֵעוֹלָם־הַתֹּהוּ וְכֵן לְהֵפֶךְ, הָרָגִיל בִּבְרָכָה הוּא מֵעוֹלָם הַתִּקּוּן.",
      "en": "1. A man who is accustomed to cursing is from the World of Disorder, and conversely, one accustomed to blessing is from the World of Repair."
    },
    {
      "index": 10,
      "he": "עַל־יְדֵי הַחֲקִירוֹת בְּעוֹלָם־הַתֹּהוּ, הַיְנוּ מַה לְמַעְלָה מַה לְמַטָּה וְכוּ', עַל־יְדֵי זֶה גּוֹרֵם קְלָלָה, וְהַשּׁוֹמֵר אֶת עַצְמוֹ מֵחֲקִירוֹת הָאֵלּוּ גּוֹרֵם בְּרָכָה.",
      "en": "2. Investigating the World of Disorder, that is to say, speculating about what is Above and what is Below, etc, draws down curse; one who restrains himself from these investigations causes blessing."
    },
    {
      "index": 11,
      "he": "הָרָגִיל בִּקְלָלָה, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה לֹא יִהְיֶה לוֹ בְּגָדִים עַל שַׁבָּת.",
      "en": "3. One accustomed to curse through this he will not have clothes for Shabbat."
    },
    {
      "index": 12,
      "he": "אֵין כֹּחַ הַקְּלָלָה חָל עַל מְיֻחָס.",
      "en": "4. The power of a curse does not have effect on one with [an honored] lineage."
    },
    {
      "index": 13,
      "he": "עַל־יְדֵי שִׁמּוּשׁ הַצַּדִּיק בָּא חֵרוּת וְנִתְבַּטֵּל הַקְּלָלוֹת.",
      "en": "5. Through serving the Tzaddik comes freedom and curses are annulled."
    },
    {
      "index": 14,
      "he": "עַל־יְדֵי מַשָּׂא־וּמַתָּן בֶּאֱמוּנָה נִתְבַּטְּלִים הַקְּלָלוֹת.",
      "en": "6. Through conducting business faithfully, curses are annulled."
    },
    {
      "index": 15,
      "he": "כְּשֶׁאָדָם מְקַלֵּל לַחֲבֵרוֹ בִּשְׁעַת חֲרָדָה, מַזִּיק לוֹ הַקְּלָלָה מְאֹד.",
      "en": "7. When a man curses his fellow during a time of dread, the curse is very damaging to him."
    }
  ]
}