Butcher
Sefer Hamidos - The Book of Traits · 5 individual teachings
עַל־יְדֵי שׁוֹחֲטִים הֲגוּנִים בְּנֵי־אָדָם מְרַחֲמִים זֶה עַל זֶה, וְהוּא הַדִּין לְהֵפֶךְ.
1. Through (morally) upright butchers, people have mercy on each other, and the opposite is also true.
הַשּׁוֹחֵט שֶׁהוּא מְקַיֵּם כִּבּוּד אָב, הַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא מְשַׁמְּרוֹ, שֶׁלֹּא לְהַאֲכִיל טְרֵפוֹת, וְהוּא הַדִּין לְהֵפֶךְ.
2. A butcher who fulfills (the commandment to) honor his father, the Holy One -Blessed is He- guards him from feeding people non-kosher meat, and the opposite is also true.
עַל־יְדֵי הַשּׁוֹחֲטִים הָרְשָׁעִים, הַמַּאֲכִילִין טְרֵפוֹת, הַגְּזֵלוֹת נִתְרַבֶּה בָּעוֹלָם.
3. Due to wicked butchers who feed (i.e. distribute) non-kosher meat, robberies increase in the world.
זַּכֵּי הָרְאוּת יְכוֹלִים לִרְאוֹת עַל הַחַלָּפִים שֶׁל הַשּׁוֹחֲטִים אֶת כְּלֵי הַבֵּית־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ.
4. Those with pure vision can see on the knives of the butchers the vessels of the Holy Temple.
מִי שֶׁנִּתְאַלֵּם בְּפֶתַע פִּתְאוֹם, יַעֲבִירוּ עַל פִּיו חַלָּף כָּשֵׁר.
5. Someone who becomes suddenly mute, a kosher butcher's knife should be passed over his mouth.
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