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עַצְבוּת

עצבות

Sefer Hamidos - The Book of Traits

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א. מִי שֶׁלֹּא תִּקֵּן חַטַּאת נְעוּרִים, עַל-יְדֵי-זֶה בָּאִים לוֹ דְּאָגוֹת.

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One who has not rectified the sins of his youth, through this worries come upon him.

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ג. כְּשֶׁיֵּשׁ לְךָ צַעַר, תְּדַבֵּר מִזֶּה הַצַּעַר.

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When you are suffering, speak about this suffering. Through worries of the heart, there falls upon the person fear of death.

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ב. לְרֹב בָּא הַצַּעַר לָאָדָם עַל-יְדֵי דִּבּוּרוֹ. ו. מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ עַצְבוּת, יִסְתַּכֵּל עַל הַצַּדִּיקִים, וְיָבֹא לוֹ שִׂמְחָה בְּלִבּוֹ.

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For the most part, suffering comes to a man through his speech. Through depression one becomes weakened. Through an evil heart, one's face is transformed. When you have anguish on a day of joy, and all your happiness is dispelled, know that your ancestral merit has been exhausted.

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יא. מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ עַצְבוּת, יִתֵּן מַתָּנָה לַצַּדִּיק תָּדִיר.

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Due to depression, one is degraded. Due to weeping, a person is unable to eat.

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יב. עַל-יְדֵי עַצְבוּת בָּא שְׂרֵפָה. יג. עַצְבוּת סִימָן לְאֵיזֶה חֹלָאַת, שֶׁמְּמַשְׁמֵשׁ לָבוֹא.

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One who is not depressed, but is always joyful, will certainly be raised up. Through depression comes degradation. Crying is a positive sign for a sick person.

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יד. עַל-יְדֵי עַצְבוּת הַקָּדוֹשׁ-בָּרוּךְ-הוּא אֵין עִמּוֹ.

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Through anguish, one's enemies are highly elevated. Through anguish comes heart pain.

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טו. עַל-יְדֵי עַצְבוּת רוֹאֶה קֶרִי. יז. עַל-יְדֵי עַצְבוּת אֵינוֹ מַשִּׂיג תּוֹחַלְתּוֹ.

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One who is hasty is gloomy (sad/annoyed/irritated). A segulah for removing depression is to listen to an honored Tzaddik when he sings.

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טז. עַצְבוּת בָּא עַל-יְדֵי כַּעַס. יט. עַל-יְדֵי בְּכִיָּה אֵין אָדָם יָכוֹל לֶאֱכֹל.

19

Drawing close to Tzaddikim makes the heart joyous . When a person lusts after things that are against [the Will of] the Holy One, Blessed be He, through this anguish (sighing) comes upon him.

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יח. עַל-יְדֵי עַצְבוּת נִתְבַּזֶּה. ד. עַל-יְדֵי דְּאָגָה בַּלֵּב נוֹפֵל עַל הָאָדָם אֵימַת מָוֶת. כ. מִי שֶׁאֵין לוֹ עַצְבוּת וְהוּא תָּמִיד בְּשִׂמְחָה, בְּוַדַּאי יִתְנַשֵּׂא.

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One who does not confess his sins has sighing and worries come upon him. Through submission, evil and sorrow are annulled. One who is depressed should gaze upon the Tzaddikim, and joy will come to his heart. Sadness due to a bad dream annuls [the influence of] the dream, preventing it from coming to pass.

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כא. עַל-יְדֵי עַצְבוּת בָּא בִּזָּיוֹן. כב. בְּכִיָּה הוּא סִימָן טוֹב לְחוֹלֶה.

22

Voice, appearance, and scent restore a person's wellbeing (lit. knowledge/awareness). Through screaming, one's pain is annulled.

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כג. עַל-יְדֵי יָגוֹן אוֹיְבָיו נִתְרוֹמְמִים. כד. עַל-יְדֵי יָגוֹן בָּא כְּאֵב לֵב.

24

One who is depressed brings suffering upon himself. One who draws too far after his own suffering, suffering draws towards him.

25

כה. מִי שֶׁהוּא מָהִיר, הוּא עַצְבָן.

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Dates annul worry. Aggadah (Talmudic legends) brings joy to a man.

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כו. קִרְבַת הַצַּדִּיקִים מְשַׂמֵּחַ אֶת הַלֵּב. כז. סְגֻלָּה לְהָסִיר עַצְבוּת, שֶׁיִּשְׁמַע אֶת צַדִּיק נִכְבָּד, כְּשֶׁהוּא מְזַמֵּר.

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Depression [fills] the heart of a man when he becomes aware of his own evil (bad fortune). For the heart causes all of this, because the heart is the cause of everything; for good or for bad (lit.

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ה. עַל-יְדֵי הַכְנָעָה נִתְבַּטֵּל רָעָה וְיָגוֹן. כח. מִי שֶׁאֵין מִתְוַדֶּה עַל עֲווֹנוֹתָיו, אֲנָחָה וּדְאָגוֹת בָּאִים עָלָיו.

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When you enter the house of a non-Jew, through this depression comes [upon you]. the opposite). One must guard himself from depression in order that he not come to mourning, G-d forbid.

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כט. כְּשֶׁאָדָם מִתְאַוֶּה לִדְבָרִים שֶׁהֵם נֶגְדִּיִּים לַקָּדוֹשׁ-בָּרוּךְ-הוּא, עַל-יְדֵי-זֶה בָּא לוֹ אֲנָחָה.

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Through suffering and sadness, conflict comes into the world. Conversely, through joy, peace comes to the world. Through the spoiling of one's joy, sicknesses come upon him.

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ז. כְּשֶׁאַתָּה נִכְנָס בְּבֵית נָכְרִי, עַל-יְדֵי-זֶה בָּא עַצְבוּת. ל. הָעֶצֶב עַל חֲלוֹם רָע מְבַטֵּל אֶת הַחֲלוֹם, שֶּׁלֹּא יִתְקַיֵּם.

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One who is depressed should continually give a gift to a Tzaddik. Through depression come fires (burnings). It is a segulah to remove depression through mercy.

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לא. קוֹל וּמַרְאֶה וְרֵיחַ מְשִׁיבִין דַּעְתּוֹ שֶׁל אָדָם.

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19. Due to weeping, a person is unable to eat.

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לב. עַל-יְדֵי הַצְּעָקָה נִתְבַּטֵּל הַצַּעַר. ח. עַל-יְדֵי עַצְבוּת אָדָם נֶחֱלָשׁ. לג. מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ עַצְבוּת, מֵבִיא עַל עַצְמוֹ יִסּוּרִין.

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20. One who is not depressed, but is always joyful, will certainly be raised up. Depression is a sign that some disease is about to manifest. 21. Through depression comes degradation.

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לד. כָּל הַנִּמְשָׁךְ אַחַר צַעֲרוֹ יוֹתֵר מִדַּי, הַצַּעַר נִמְשָׁךְ אַחֲרָיו.

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22. Crying is a positive sign for a sick person.

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לה. תְּמָרִים מְבַטְּלִין דְּאָגָה. ט. עַל-יְדֵי לֵב רָע הַפָּנִים נִשְׁתַּנֶּה. א. עַצְבוּת שֶׁבְּלֵב הָאָדָם, כְּשֶׁמַּרְגִּישׁ בְּרָעָתוֹ, כִּי הַלֵּב הוּא הַמֵּסֵב לְכָל זֶה, כִּי הַלֵּב הוּא הַגּוֹרֵם לְכָל דָּבָר הֵן לְטוֹב הֵן לְהֵפֶךְ.

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23. Through anguish, one's enemies are highly elevated. Due to depression, the Holy One, Blessed be He, is not with him. 25. One who is hasty is gloomy (sad/annoyed/irritated).

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לו. אַגָּדָה מְשַׂמֵּחַ אֶת הָאָדָם. י. כְּשֶׁיֵּשׁ לְךָ צַעַר בְּיוֹם שִׂמְחָה, וְכָל שִׂמְחָתְךָ נִשְׁבָּת, תֵּדַע שֶׁתַּמָּה זְכוּת אֲבוֹתֶיךָ. ב. צָרִיךְ לִשְׁמֹר אֶת עַצְמוֹ מֵעַצְבוּת, כְּדֵי שֶּׁלֹּא יָבוֹא, חַס וְשָׁלוֹם, לִידֵי אֲבֵלוּת.

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24. Through anguish comes heart pain. Through depression, one has (lit. sees) a wanton seminal emission. Depression comes through anger. Through depression, a person does not reach his aspiration. 26. Drawing close to Tzaddikim makes the heart joyous .

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ג. עַל-יְדֵי הַצַּעַר וְהָעַצְבוּת בָּא מְרִיבָה בָּעוֹלָם, וְעַל-יְדֵי הַשִּׂמְחָה בָּא שָׁלוֹם בָּעוֹלָם.

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27. A segulah for removing depression is to listen to an honored Tzaddik when he sings.

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ד. עַל-יְדֵי קִלְקוּל הַשִּׂמְחָה בָּא חֳלָאִים עָלָיו.

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28. One who does not confess his sins has sighing and worries come upon him.

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ה. סְגֻלָּה לְהָסִיר הָעַצְבוּת עַל-יְדֵי הָרַחֲמָנוּת.

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29. When a person lusts after things that are against [the Will of] the Holy One, Blessed be He, through this anguish (sighing) comes upon him.

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ו. הַנְּדָרִים וְהַנְּדָבוֹת מְבִיאִין שִׂמְחָה.

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30. Sadness due to a bad dream annuls [the influence of] the dream, preventing it from coming to pass. Vows and pledges bring happiness.

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