אות - נב

Whoever has faith — his life is life, and he spends the days of his life always in goodness. For when things go properly for him, and he has goodness — certainly it is good for him. And even when it is not so (that is, when things are not going for him smoothly/as they should, and he has suffering, Heaven forbid) — it is also good, because he is confident that Hashem Yisburach will have mercy on him in the future and will make his end good. For since everything is from Him blessed He — certainly everything is for the good. But one who does not have faith, Heaven forbid, his life is not life at all — for as soon as some misfortune befalls him, he no longer has any vitality, because he has nothing with which to comfort himself at all, since he has no faith at all. And he does not have any vitality or any good, since he goes without Hashem Yisburach and without Divine providence, may the Merciful One save us. But through faith — how good and beautiful is his vitality, as mentioned.