He received his letter yesterday morning — for he had been awaiting his letter greatly. But within it was enclosed a letter from Rabbi Avraham Ber — may he live — with a great and bitter cry —

And before his letter arrived yesterday — he received in the morning a small letter from his dear friend Rabbi Nachman from Heisin — that his wife and his daughter are not in good health — and his small daughter is more seriously ill. May Hashem Yisborach strengthen them quickly.

And all this is happening just now at a time when he is very preoccupied — to prepare the needs of the wedding of his son — may he live — at such a time close to Pesach. And many things are lacking to him — and he does not know what to do. And also his grandson — the son of his daughter Chana Tzirel — may she live — was weak and in grave danger — G-d protect us. And his daughter — she is your sister — wept over him every day. And now — praised be G-d — he has an improvement for good — with Hashem's help. May Hashem Yisborach in His mercies complete his healing quickly.

And also his letters sent to him every time — he hears and understands them — and he knew his pains. And beyond all the cries and sighs that he hears at every time from our anshei sh'lomaynu — about livelihood and children and so forth — and the peace of the home — and the sufferings of the dispute — which this one came near and this one uprooted pages from the aleph-beis book.

And in the midst of all this — one must pray three prayers a day — and learn — and remember the World to Come. And in truth this is my consolation in my poverty — lulei sorascha sha'ashu'ai az avadti v'anyi. And how great are the deeds of Hashem — that He informed us beforehand what He informed us — through the flowing stream — the source of wisdom — whose words are very deep — and give life to all in all that passes over us. May Hashem Yisborach have mercy from now. And in my poverty I find great expanses — even in the midst of all these troubles. And I give thanks for the past — and request for the future — that Hashem Yisborach save me in His mercies from every trouble and distress — and I await salvations at every time — for from every trouble He has saved me. Baruch Elokeinu she'b'ra'anu lichvodo v'hivdilanu min ha'to'im — who did not despise His holy books — on the contrary — to hope that they spread to illuminate the face of the world.

And behold — he could not restrain himself from informing him some of his pain. For he has still not informed him even half of the pain of his heart. But know my beloved son — that also the joy in his heart — to overcome in His chesed — to convert the sorrow and sighing to joy — and so forth — he has not informed him — for the good measure is greater. And to Hashem the hope — that He will save us quickly for His name's sake — and convert all to good. Just now — he and all of us need great mercy and great salvations. And our eyes are lifted to Him — until He shows us grace quickly — for His name's sake — and for the sake of our Master our Teacher and our Rebbe — the holy and awesome — elder of elders — for Hashem will not forsake us. More than this there is no leisure to extend — for he has still not put on the tefillin of Rabbeinu Tam. And behold — this coming Shabbas it is impossible to call the groom — may he live — to the Torah — as he already heard from the mouth of Rabbi Dovid — that there is a delay also from his in-law. And now this is for good. And he hopes to Hashem that on the following Shabbas — which is Parshas Vayikra — he will be called to the Torah — in His chesed and salvation Yisborach. And regarding the wedding — he still does not know where it will be — whether here or in Lipovitz — and the counsel of Hashem will stand. And all that he wrote to him — all of it — is so that you understand how greatly we need at every time to overcome — to snatch good from within the anger and pains of this world — and to rejoice in this and to convert the sorrow and sighing to joy — that we merit in this world that is full of anger and pains. For such things pass over all the world — as is explained in all the books — from the bitterness of this world — as our Rebbe — of blessed memory — said: it appears that here is the purgatory. And even so — we snatch every day to say the Sh'ma to unify His name Yisborach twice every day — and tallis and tefillin — and so forth. This is our portion from all our toil. And we must overcome with all strength to rejoice — in all that passes over the person every day — to fulfil: v'nismach b'divrei sorascha u'v'mitzvosecha l'olam va'ed ki heim chayyeinu. And all this is according to the very deep counsel of the flowing stream — the source of wisdom — whose great power and very deep and wholesome words gladden even us — through His awesome wonders — until we merit quickly to come out from all the troubles — nagila v'nismecha bishu'aso.