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עֵצָה

Advice

Sefer Hamidos - The Book of Traits · 10 individual teachings

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אַל תִּשְׁאַל עֵצָה אֶלָּא מִמִּי שֶׁיּוֹדֵעַ סִתְרֵי תּוֹרָה.

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1. Do not ask advice except from one who knows secrets of the Torah.

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טוֹב לִשְׁאֹל עֵצָה מִזְּקֵנִים.

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2. It is good to ask advice from the elderly.

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הַנּוֹתֵן לַחֲבֵרוֹ עֵצָה שֶׁאֵינָהּ הוֹגֶנֶת לוֹ, עַל־יְדֵי־זֶה נוֹפְלִים לוֹ מַחְשְׁבוֹת עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה.

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3. One who gives his fellow advice inappropriate for him, through this he is beset by idolatrous thoughts.

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מִי שֶׁהוּא בַּעַל מַחֲשָׁבוֹת רָעוֹת, אַל תִּקַּח עֵצָה מִמֶּנּוּ.

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4. Someone who is accustomed to having bad thoughts, do not take advice from him.

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עַל־יְדֵי שֶׁאַתָּה נוֹטֵל עֵצָה מֵהָרַב, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה תִּזְכֶּה לִישׁוּעָה.

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5. Through that which you take advice from the official rabbi, through this you will merit salvation.

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כְּשֶׁאַתָּה רוֹאֶה, שֶׁרֵעֶיךָ אֵינָם עוֹזְרִים לְךָ, בְּיָדוּעַ שֶׁאֵין שׁוּם עֵצָה מוֹעִיל לְךָ.

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6. When you see that your friends are not helping you, it is known that no advice (or remedy) will help you.

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כְּשֶׁאַתָּה עוֹזֵר לִבְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל, יוֹעִיל לְךָ עֵצָה.

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7. When you help the Jewish People, advice can help you.

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הָעֵצָה הִיא מְסֻגֶּלֶת יוֹתֵר בַּשָּׂדֶה.

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8. Advice is more auspicious (segulah) in a field.

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הַהוֹלֵךְ אַחַר עֲצַת אִשְׁתּוֹ, נוֹפֵל בְּגֵיהִנֹּם.

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9. One who follows the advice of his wife falls into Hell.

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אַל תִּשְׁאַל עֵצָה אֶלָּא מֵאִישׁ וְלֹא מֵאִשָּׁה.

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10. Do not ask advice; only from a man, and not from a woman.

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