# Jealousy

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Source: https://ajew.org/reader/sefer-hamidos/1/90


## Segment 1

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כְּשֶׁיִּתְבַּטֵּל הַקִּנְאָה, אֲזַי יִהְיֶה קִבּוּץ גָּלֻיּוֹת.

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1. When jealousy will be annulled, the Ingathering of the Exiles will take place.


## Segment 2

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עַל־יְדֵי קִנְאָה בָּא שְׂרֵפָה.

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2. Through jealousy come fires (burning).


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עַל־יְדֵי קִנְאָה בָּא שְׁפִיכוּת־דָּמִים.

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3. Through jealousy comes bloodshed.


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עַל־יְדֵי קִנְאָה בְּמָמוֹן חֲבֵרוֹ נַעֲשָׂה שׁוֹטֶה.

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4. Through coveting the money of one's fellow, one becomes a fool.


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עַל־יְדֵי בִּיאָתְךָ לַצַּדִּיק יִתְבַּטֵּל מִמְּךָ הַקִּנְאָה.

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5. Through your coming to a Tzaddik, your jealousy will be annulled.


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עַל־יְדֵי קִנְאָה עַצְמוֹתָיו מַרְקִיבִין.

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6. Through jealousy, one's bones rot.


## Segment 7

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הַשּׁוּם מוֹצִיא קִנְאָה.

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7. Garlic expels jealousy.


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דְּפָרַע קִנְאָה מַחֲרִיב בֵּיתוֹ.

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8. One who takes revenge out of jealousy destroys his house.


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עַל־יְדֵי קִנְאָה בָּא תְּשִׁישׁוּת כֹּחַ.

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9. Through jealousy comes a weakening of strength.