# Curse

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Source: https://ajew.org/reader/sefer-hamidos/1/88


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עַל־יְדֵי הַקְּלָלוֹת בָּא אֲבֵלוּת, חַס וְשָׁלוֹם.

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1. Curses cause a state of mourning, G-d forbid .


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אֵין אָדָם רַשַּׁאי לְקַלֵּל אֶלָּא־אִם־כֵּן יָכוֹל לִרְאוֹת הַדּוֹרוֹת שֶׁיֵּצְאוּ מִמֶּנּוּ.

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2. One does not have permission to curse unless he can see the generations to come from the one [he is cursing].


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אַל תִּהְיֶה קִלְלַת הֶדְיוֹט קַלָּה בְּעֵינֶיךָ.

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3. Do not take the curse of a common man lightly (in your eyes).


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הַקְּלָלוֹת הוֹלְכִים אַחַר הַכַּוָּנָה.

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4. Curses affect according to the intention (with which they are said).


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לִפְעָמִים נִתְקַיֵּם קִלְלַת הַצַּדִּיק כָּל יְמֵי חַיָּיו וְלֹא לְאַחַר מוֹתוֹ.

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5. Sometimes the curse of a Tzaddik are fulfilled as long as he lives, but not after his passing.


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סוֹף – שֶׁקִּלְלַת חִנָּם יָשׁוּב עַל הַמְקַלֵּל.

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6. In the end, an unjustified curse returns upon the one who cursed.


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קִלְלַת חָכָם אֲפִלּוּ בְּחִנָּם וַאֲפִלּוּ עַל תְּנַאי בָּאָה.

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7. The curse of a Torah sage comes to pass, even if it was unjustified, and even if it was given conditionally.


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אֲפִלּוּ נָכְרִי הַמְבָרֵךְ אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל מִתְבָּרֵךְ.

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8. Even a non-Jew who blesses the Jewish People is blessed.


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אָדָם הָרָגִיל בִּקְלָלוֹת הוּא מֵעוֹלָם־הַתֹּהוּ וְכֵן לְהֵפֶךְ, הָרָגִיל בִּבְרָכָה הוּא מֵעוֹלָם הַתִּקּוּן.

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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.


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עַל־יְדֵי הַחֲקִירוֹת בְּעוֹלָם־הַתֹּהוּ, הַיְנוּ מַה לְמַעְלָה מַה לְמַטָּה וְכוּ', עַל־יְדֵי זֶה גּוֹרֵם קְלָלָה, וְהַשּׁוֹמֵר אֶת עַצְמוֹ מֵחֲקִירוֹת הָאֵלּוּ גּוֹרֵם בְּרָכָה.

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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.


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הָרָגִיל בִּקְלָלָה, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה לֹא יִהְיֶה לוֹ בְּגָדִים עַל שַׁבָּת.

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3. One accustomed to curse through this he will not have clothes for Shabbat.


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אֵין כֹּחַ הַקְּלָלָה חָל עַל מְיֻחָס.

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4. The power of a curse does not have effect on one with [an honored] lineage.


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עַל־יְדֵי שִׁמּוּשׁ הַצַּדִּיק בָּא חֵרוּת וְנִתְבַּטֵּל הַקְּלָלוֹת.

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5. Through serving the Tzaddik comes freedom and curses are annulled.


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עַל־יְדֵי מַשָּׂא־וּמַתָּן בֶּאֱמוּנָה נִתְבַּטְּלִים הַקְּלָלוֹת.

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6. Through conducting business faithfully, curses are annulled.


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כְּשֶׁאָדָם מְקַלֵּל לַחֲבֵרוֹ בִּשְׁעַת חֲרָדָה, מַזִּיק לוֹ הַקְּלָלָה מְאֹד.

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7. When a man curses his fellow during a time of dread, the curse is very damaging to him.