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Siman Sixty-Nine — Chomer Issur Gzeilahסימן סט — חומר איסור גזילה There: "

There: "the heart of the wise is to his right — and so on — meaning: he marries a woman in order to study Torah in purity — and so on." This means: and through this he merits to have worthy children who will be in the aspect of: "and all your children are students of Haveye'ah." Since the root of the nursing of the tree — which is the wife — and the branches and fruits — all is from the husband and the root of his thought — that he married a woman entirely for the sake of the Torah — in order to study Torah in purity. Therefore the fruits too are in this aspect — in the aspect of: "all your children are students of Haveye'ah." Which is not the case when one marries a woman for the sake of money — and so on — as elaborated in the discourse. and this is the secret of the Talmudic teaching: 'one who robs his companion even a perutah's worth — must pursue him even to Medea [Madai]' — meaning: the students [limuday] of Hashem — meaning: the children." Rabbainu said to Rabbi Nosson — that he heard they were studying this interpretation of the Talmudic teaching in a certain place where he heard it.

📋 Translator's Summary — Siman 69 (Chomer Issur Gzeilah) 📋 Translator's Summary — Siman 69 (Chomer Issur Gzeilah) There: "the heart of the wise is to his right — and so on — meaning: he marries a woman in order to study Torah in purity — and so on." This means: and through this he merits to have worthy children who will be in the aspect of: [Isaiah 54] "and all your children are students of Haveye'ah." Since the root of the nursing of the tree — which is the wife — and the branches and fruits — all is from the husband and the root of his thought — that he married a woman entirely for the sake of the Torah — in order to study Torah in purity. Therefore the fruits too are in this aspect — in the aspect of: "all your children are students of Haveye'ah." Which is not the case when one marries a woman for the sake of money — and so on — as elaborated in the discourse. And behold: at the time Rabbainu said this discourse — there was standing there one of our community who had no children. And at the same time that Rabbainu revealed this above discourse — after some days — this man who had no children entreated before Rabbainu about the matter of his having no children. And Rabbainu replied to him: "have you not already heard Torah from me about this?" And this man did not understand his intention at all. Until he understood Rabbainu's intention afterwards — through some people of our community — to whom Rabbainu revealed: that the reason this man had no children was because there had been a certain man who had formerly been very wealthy and afterwards descended from his level. And this above man who had no children had at first been at a low and lowly level — and afterwards rose from level to level — and grew ever wealthier each time. And because of this: the man who had descended had great envy toward him — and great covetousness toward his money and wealth. And he also borrowed a great deal of money from him and did not return it. And through this the above wealthy man had no children — as brought in the above discourse. Afterwards: close to the passing of Rabbainu — he commanded some members of our community to tell the above man who had no children: that it is his wish that he divorce his wife and take another wife — and he would have children. And several years passed after the passing of Rabbainu — until afterwards the matter went out into actuality — and he divorced his wife. And in the meantime the wife of the above descending man died. And the above descending man married the wife of the above wealthy man. And all the words of Rabbainu were fulfilled — as elaborated in the above discourse. And see Zohar Tazria, p. 52: "one's money through his wife — a person merits it. This is what is written: [Proverbs 19] 'house and wealth are the inheritance of fathers — but an intelligent wife is from Haveye'ah.' One who merits an intelligent wife merits everything. And it is written: [Proverbs 31] 'the heart of her husband trusts in her — and spoil he shall not lack.'" See there.