אות - קד

"And those who have strength in them to stand in the palace of the king" (Daniel 1:4) — for there is above the palace of the King. And below — the palace of the King is speech. For (230): "The palace — this is Adonai" — "Adonai, open my lips" (Psalms 51:17). And one needs to have strength to stand in the palace of the King — by the strength of the Tzadik etc. (That is — when the Tzadik contends against him and speaks against him, he should have the strength to stand.) And this is also related to the matter of truth — that when one stands in the palace of the King, that is, in speech — one must see to it that one's speech is true in every respect (231). 230. RAK: Tikkunei Zohar 18; Likutay Moharan 55. 231. RAK: See above 96.