{
  "bookId": "sefer-hamidos",
  "part": "1",
  "torah": "93",
  "title": "Distancing The Wicked",
  "hebrewTitle": "הַרְחָקַת רְשָׁעִים",
  "sourceUrl": "/reader/sefer-hamidos/1/93",
  "plainUrl": "/reader-plain/sefer-hamidos/1/93/",
  "segments": [
    {
      "index": 1,
      "he": "כְּשֶׁהַצַּדִּיק בָּא לְבֵית הָרָשָׁע, הַבַּיִת נִתְבָּרֵךְ, וְדַוְקָא שֶׁהַבַּיִת מְזֻמָּן לִבְרָכָה.",
      "en": "1. When a Tzaddik comes to the house of a wicked person, the house is blessed, but this is only when the house is fit to receive blessing."
    },
    {
      "index": 2,
      "he": "הַרְחֵק מֵרְשָׁעִים, כְּדֵי שֶׁלֹּא תִּתָּפֵס בְּעָנְשָׁם.",
      "en": "2. Keep far away from the wicked, so that you will not be caught up in their punishment."
    },
    {
      "index": 3,
      "he": "בִּשְׁבִיל אֵיבָה מַרְאִין אֵיזֶה קֵרְבוּת לָרְשָׁעִים.",
      "en": "3. Due to enmity, one may display friendliness to the wicked."
    },
    {
      "index": 4,
      "he": "לִפְעָמִים כְּשֶׁעוֹשִׂין אֵיזֶה טוֹבָה לְרָשָׁע גָּמוּר, בָּזֶה עוֹשִׂין נַחַת־רוּחַ לַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא.",
      "en": "4. Sometimes, when one does a favor for a totally wicked person, it gives satisfaction to the Holy Blessed One."
    },
    {
      "index": 5,
      "he": "אָסוּר לְסַפֵּר בְּשִׁבְחָן, אֲבָל מָקוֹם שֶׁיָּבוֹא מִשִׁבְחָן שֶׁבַח לַצַּדִּיק מֻתָּר לְסַפֵּר קְצָת.",
      "en": "5. It is forbidden to relate their praise (evildoers). However, in a case in which praising them will also result in praise for a Tzaddik, it is permitted to relate a little."
    },
    {
      "index": 6,
      "he": "מִי שֶׁמְּלַמֵּד זְכוּת עַל רָשָׁע, גַּם הוּא נִקְרָא רָשָׁע.",
      "en": "6. One who judges a wicked one favorably is also called wicked."
    },
    {
      "index": 7,
      "he": "אֲפִלּוּ עוֹשֶׂה אֵיזֶהוּ דָּבָר כַּדָּת וְכַדִּין, אֵין אָנוּ סוֹמְכִין עָלָיו.",
      "en": "7. Even when an evildoer does some act according to the religious law, we do not depend on him."
    },
    {
      "index": 8,
      "he": "מִי שֶׁעָרֵב בְּעַד רָשָׁע, נוֹפֵל לִידֵי תַּאֲוַת נִאוּף גַּם נוֹפֵל לְחֻלְשָׁה.",
      "en": "8. One who was a guarantor for an evildoer, falls into sexual lust, and also becomes weak."
    },
    {
      "index": 9,
      "he": "רָשָׁע שֶׁשָּׁכַח אֶת הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ לְגַמְרֵי, בְּיָדוּעַ שֶׁלֹּא יֵצֵא מִמֶּנּוּ זֶרַע כָּשֵׁר.",
      "en": "9. An evildoer who has forgotten G-d completely, it is certain that no upright descendants will issue forth from him."
    },
    {
      "index": 10,
      "he": "כְּשֶׁנּוֹפֵל שׂוֹנְאוֹ שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא בְּיָדְךָ, אַל תְּרַחֲמֵהוּ.",
      "en": "10. When an enemy of G-d fall into your hands, do not have mercy on him."
    },
    {
      "index": 11,
      "he": "כְּשֶׁלֹּא תְּחַבֵּר אֶת עַצְמְךָ לְשַׁקְרָנִים הַיְדוּעִים לְךָ, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה תִּזְכֶּה לְהָבִין אֶת הַצְּבוּעִים.",
      "en": "11. When you do not attach yourself to liars, that are known to you, through this you will merit to discern the hypocrites."
    },
    {
      "index": 12,
      "he": "מִי שֶׁשּׂוֹנֵא אֶת הַמְּסִיתִים, בְּוַדַּאי לֹא יִדְבַּק בּוֹ דִּבְרֵיהֶם.",
      "en": "12. One who hates seducers (missionaries), their words will certainly have no influence (literally - stick) on him."
    },
    {
      "index": 13,
      "he": "עַל־יְדֵי לִמּוּד תּוֹרָה נַעֲשָׂה רִחוּק בֵּין הָרְשָׁעִים הַמְקֹרָבִים.",
      "en": "13. Through learning Torah, distance is created between the wicked who are drawing close."
    },
    {
      "index": 14,
      "he": "מִי שֶׁמְּרַחֵק אֶת עַצְמוֹ מֵרְשָׁעִים, הַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא עוֹשֶׂה לוֹ יְשׁוּעָה.",
      "en": "14. One who distances himself from the wicked, the Holy Blessed One brings him a salvation."
    },
    {
      "index": 15,
      "he": "הַפִּזּוּר שֶׁיֵּשׁ בֵּין הָרְשָׁעִים – סִימָן לִישׁוּעָה.",
      "en": "15. The scattering of the wicked from each other is a sign of salvation."
    },
    {
      "index": 16,
      "he": "תַּרְחִיק מִלָּדוּר בְּבַיִת, שֶׁדָּר בּוֹ רָשָׁע.",
      "en": "16. Avoid living in a house in which an evildoer lived."
    },
    {
      "index": 17,
      "he": "אַל תְּדַבֵּר עִם הַמְּסִיתִים אֲפִלּוּ לְהוֹכִיחָם וּלְקָרְבָם.",
      "en": "17. Do not speak to seducers (missionaries), even to chastise them or bring them close (to repent)."
    },
    {
      "index": 18,
      "he": "הִתְחַבְּרוּת רְשָׁעִים מַזִּיק לַעֲבוֹדַת הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ.",
      "en": "18. Associating with the wicked is damaging to the service of G-d."
    },
    {
      "index": 19,
      "he": "נָאֶה וּמִתְקַבֵּל לִקְדוֹשֵׁי ה', שֶׁיַּעֲשׂוּ מָסָךְ וּמָגֵן, עַד שֶׁמִּמֶּנּוּ יִבְרַח כָּל אִישׁ מֵצִיק וְרָשָׁע.",
      "en": "19. It is appropriate and fitting for the holy servants of G-d to make a screen and shield, to the point that every afflicting and evil person will flee from it."
    },
    {
      "index": 20,
      "he": "מִי שֶׁאֵינוֹ מֵבִין רִשְׁעַת הָרְשָׁעִים הַצְּבוּעִים, הוּא מְתֹעָב.",
      "en": "1. One who does not understand the wickedness of hypocritical evildoers is abhorrent."
    },
    {
      "index": 21,
      "he": "הַצְּבוּעִים גּוֹרְמִים כְּאֵב עֵינַיִם לַהֲמוֹן־עַם, הַטּוֹעִים בָּם.",
      "en": "2. Hypocrites cause eye pain to the errant masses who are fooled by them."
    },
    {
      "index": 22,
      "he": "צָרִיךְ אָדָם לִשְׁמֹר אֶת עַצְמוֹ, מִלְּנַשֵּׁק אֶת עַצְמוֹ עִם רְשָׁעִים, כִּי עַל־יְדֵי הַנְּשִׁיקָה נַעֲשָׂה בֵּינֵיהֶם הִתְקַשְּׁרוּת גַּם לְאַחַר מִיתָה.",
      "en": "3. A man needs to guard himself from kissing evildoers, for the kiss creates a bond between them even after death."
    },
    {
      "index": 23,
      "he": "יֵשׁ בְּנֵי־אָדָם שֶׁהֵם מִינִים וְאֶפִּיקוֹרְסִים גְּדוֹלִים, אֲבָל הֵם אֵינָם מְגַלִּים אֶפִּיקוֹרְסוּת, וְאֵין בֶּן־אָדָם יוֹדֵעַ לִשְׁמֹר אֶת עַצְמוֹ, אֲבָל עַל־יְדֵי מִדַּת הַצְּנִיעוּת אָדָם נִצּוֹל מֵאֵלּוּ הָאֶפִּיקוֹרְסִים.",
      "en": "4. There are those who are great apostates and heretics, but they do not reveal their heresy, and one is unaware of the need to guard himself. However, through the attribute of (conducting oneself with) modesty, a person is saved from these heretics."
    },
    {
      "index": 24,
      "he": "הָרְשָׁעִים אֵינָם מְבַלְבְּלִים אוֹתָנוּ מֵעֲבוֹדָתֵנוּ בַּעֲבֵרוֹת שֶׁעוֹבְרִים, כְּמוֹ שֶׁמְּבַלְבְּלִים אוֹתָנוּ בְּמִצְווֹת שֶׁהֵם עוֹשִׂים, בִּשְׁבִיל זֶה: גּוֹי שֶׁשָּׁבַת חַיָּב מִיתָה.",
      "en": "5. The wicked do not confuse us in our holy service through their sins that they transgress, as they do through the good deeds they do. It is for this reason that a non-Jew who observes the Shabbat is liable to the death penalty."
    }
  ]
}