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THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES

TALMUDIC SAYINGS SELECTED AND ARRANGED UNDER APPROPRIATE HEADS.

REV,

HENRY COHEN, GALVESTON, TEXAS

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1894,

Henry Cohen,

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PiRKE ABOTH.

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PREFACE. Believing that

mud

is

known

of the Tal-

(313 B. C.-498 C. E.) by English-speaking

people, I have

hundred Jews

ventured to compile these few

To many thousands

quotations.

and

Talmud

the

Christians,

name, and, is

little

is

hut

hardly hope to

not a Rabinic student, can

drink deeply at the fountain of Talmudic a collection of maxims, proverbs

— characteristic

work —

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busy times when one who

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is

out

glance through these pages will

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and sayings of that whole

of at

place.

A

once show

the })urity of Jewish moral teachings, and bring

home

to the uninitiated,

some of the beauties

of Jewish Ethics.

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mands

work as

of

the

consists title

strictly

states;

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or

no

of

Talmudic

specific

com-

proverbs of the

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vironment of the editors of the Talmud.

will

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comprehensive as the

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titles

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are.

are

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same

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with

text It

has

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any subject that he may wish

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Remains

Der Wahre Talmud-

(Albert Katz), translated

into

English

by the undersigned.

Henry Cohen. Galveston, Texas, October 1894.

CONTENTS.

...

Adversity, Agriculture,

Anger,

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Appearances,

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Benevolence, Charity,

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Page.

6-7 8-9

Cleanliness,

Commerce,

Companionship, Conduct,

Contentment, Cruelty,

Damage, Death, Deceit,

Discord,

Enmity,

Example,

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Fellow-Creature, Filial Affection,

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10-11

12-lo 14-15

16 17 18 19-20

21

22

22 23 24-2.)

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Flattery,

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Friendship,

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Future Life

— Immortiility,

God— Holy

Law,

28 29

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-

L'7

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30-31

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Guilt,

32

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Haughtiness, sec Pride,

Home, Honesty,

Honor,

Hospitality,

Humility,

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33 33 34 35

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Hypocrisy, Idleness,

Ignorance, see Knowledge,

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38

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38-39

Insolence,

Instruction, Justice,

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Knowledge— Ignorance, Life,

Loans, Love,

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to 48 21)

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Ingratitude,

37 4(1

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Immortality, see Future Life,

3(3-37

39 to 43 44-45 4(1

to 4S

49-50 51

52

xr.

I'ase.

>rarriiii?t'.

MiTcy,

52 to 55

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Moderation,

56

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5

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58

Modesty,

Oaths— Vows,

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Old Age— Youth.

60

Parental Duties.

61

Passion,

62

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Patriotism.

63

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64

Peace,

Penury, see Poverty,

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Poverty— Penury.

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Prayer,

Pride

68'

— Haughtiness,

Pu))lic Opinion,

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Religion,

Repentance.

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Reproof,

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74

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Revenge, see Recompense.

Righteousness.

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Resignation,

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Recompense— Revenge,

Riches,

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70

75 "6

i XTI. Pnge.

77

Robbery. Secrecy,

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Slander, see Speech.

Slaveholding,

Speech— Slander, Temptation,

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Usefulness.

Usury,

Vows, see Oaths.

Wisdom. Wnrk.

Workrnini. Voiilli. s.'c

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Ohl

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Tolerance.

Truth,

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82-83 81

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Testimony,

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80

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Silence, see Speech, Sin,

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TALMUDIC SAYINGS.

A DVE R

Adversity

I

T

V.

the true school of the mind.

is

A man shouM

be opposed to taking ahns, as well

as to being a

To him who table, th(^

It is better

S

to

is

burden on the community.

dependent upon his neighbor's

world looks dark.

become

a

menial than

live

upon

the charity of others.

He

wdio pretends to be halt or l)lind, in order to

appeal to popular sympathy, will be afflicted •

with these infirmities sooner or

later.

.

AnRIC ULTURE

He who

possesses no land

is

no man.

it

Wliat enjoyment has

lie

wlio continually craves

mon(\v, but i)ossesses no laml

Cultivate your

field,

and do not

modities at the market, even it

It is

to

l)e

not

rif^ht to sell

you rent it

as

if

l)uy if

your com-

you

l)elieve

cheaper.

your

tools unless poverty

If

?


lield to l)uy cattle

or

compels you.

your nciirhhor, cultivate

were y
*

lie ulio walks over his cstati; daily, finds a coin daily.

•

ANGER

l*>e

not jirovoked to anger, and tliou wilt not sin.

He who

gives

way

himself upon

anger in

to

anyone,

liouse.

whom

it is

his

own

-A-

is i)ious

provoked, and with wicked.

;

hut he wlio

difficulty

hut

is easil}'

pacified,

is

^

curl)s his

wrath merits forgiveness for

his sins.

The

destroys

diflienlt to {)rovoke to anger,

easy to pacify,

He who

revenge

oi'der to

:!.

•k

ITe

.

^^

sins of the had-temjjered are grefiter than

his merits.

,_^

Anger showeth the character of the man. *

When

the wise

is

'"

angr}' he •k

Anger

;•!

profiteth no))odv.

is

wise no longer.

4

APPEAR A NOES. L(iok not at the Hask, but at

Few

are they wiio see

Judge not

tliy

tlieir

its

own

content?.

faults.

neiglibor until thou hast been

placed in his position.

V:

The

rose grows

AFan sees the

among

niott^

kuows not

in

'rh<'

cats

soldiers

thoviis.

his

n(Mgh!)or"s

eye,

of the ])eani in his own. *

One man

-It

*

and another says grace.

(iglil,

and the kings

ai'f

heroes.

but

Two

pieces of coin in one bag

make more

noise

than a hundred.

Unhappy tree,

is

the

he

who mistakes

shadow

the branch for

tlie

for the substance.

Judge everybody favorably.

Judge a

man by

words.

his

deeds,

and

not

by

liis

BENEVOLENCE thou hast cuimnenced a good action, leave

If

not

He who

incoiiijjlete.

induces his neighljor to perl'oriu a gooil

action, shares

tlie niei"it.

*

He

wiio

'"

*

performs a single good himself an advocate

f(n-

it

a single sin, procures

;

he

action,

gains

who commits

himself an ac-

I'or

cuser.

Ciood deeds are better than good creeds.

Cling steadfastlv to that wliich

Hi-

who to

is

uood.

closes his eyes to hmeficcnce,

an idohitor.

is

equal

The good

which

actions

\vc

i)orrorni

in

this

world, tuke shape and meet us in the world to

come.

Hasten

to

:/,

perform the slightest good deed. ^-

Even he who

upon

lives

should practice

charit}'

henevolence.

The

true benefactor searches out the i)oor.

Be always ready

to })erform

an act that

will

be

pleasing in the sight of the Lord.

The

practice of beneficence will assure the main-

tenance of one's possessions.

Like the

tree,

man

is

known by

his fruit.

Those who perform one precept will

find

it

in

this

world,

recorded to their credit in the

world to come.

H A R I T Y.

C

Charity

To lend

often Ijctter than to give, hut to give

is

employment

He

of riches.

is tlie salt

gives

little

he gives

is

who

hetter than either.

gives

much who

much gives

with a frown

even

little

;

with

a smile.

Since

tlie

tiu!

destruction of the Temple, alms are

only sacrifices that we can offer at the

altar of

lie

who

God.

gives charity in secret,

is

greater than

Moses. *

The

pi'articc of cliai'ity is

one of the Ihrcc chief

virtues of the Israelite.

Kindness

is

the highest h)rni of churity

To him who blood

is

hicks nobility of heart, nobility

ot

of no avail.

CLEANLINESS, Cold water, morning and evening, all

cosmetics.

Cleanliness

Keep

the

is

better than

next to godliness.

body clean

changed

is

•

daily,

the wearer.

for

;

let

clean

thy

garments be

garments honor

.

10

CO

]\I

MERCE

deceiving even

All Israelite is ]n"olii))ited fruiii

an idolater.

Those who nionoi)olize food those

who

employ tlie

to increase its price,

money

lend

usuriously, or

weights and measures,

false

honor of Jacoh, and

will

who

wound

l)ring

upon

themselves the punishment of (uxl.

If thy

goods

sell

not in

one

city,

take tht-m

to another.

He who avoids

hi

w-

suits,

frees

Iiimself

from

hatred, rohbery and false swearing.

Attend no auctions

il

tliou

li;ist

no money.

11

ftlake

but

uiiu

and

f^ule,

tliuu

art

called

a,

merchant.

Money

belongijig to

()r[)lians

should only he

invested wlien the chance of gain

than

Always are

tlie

l)e

chance of

greater

loss.

honest in your trading;

damaged, acknowledge

The smallest payment

is

in

if

your goods

it.

hand hinds the

trade.

Credit and mutual trust should he the foundation of commercial intercourse.

Do

not buy stolen goods.

12

COMPANIONS-HIP. A

remains

myrtle

among

thongh

fragrant

it

grows

thorns. it;

Associate not with the wicked man, even

if

thou

canst learn from him.

A man

without a

left

comi)anit)n

i)ro[)er

hand without the

you

toucli i)itch

so,

you

if

right.

*

•k

If

your fingers;

will stick to

it

like the

is

you associate with

evil

companions,

will ac(|uirc tiieir vices.

Kec)) at a distance from

a

l)ad

neighbor,

and

associate not wilii a wicked man. •A-

If

I

am I

111)1

am

for

for myself,

myself

(

who

oiil\- ),

is

for

me?

what am

I

And ?

if

lie

who mixes clean pure,

with

liiinself,

tli(3

he

unclean, Ix'comes

whose

associations

unare

hecomes more holy each day.

In communicating your sorrows to others always say, "

May

the Lord protect

you from

like

troubles."

Be not moui'nful amongst the joyous, neither rejoice

He who

amongst the mournful.

participates in the sorrows of a

com-

munity, shall likewise receive the solace of the community.

Those that make the sorrowful take of

life

rejoice, will ])ar-

everlasting.

Associate with kind-hearted people, and you will

become kinddiearted

voui'self.

14

C

N D U C T.

A man may be known by conduct in Imsiness,

tliree

at

things; by bis

ami wben

tal)le,

angry.

The

])atli

Keep

of duty leads to salvation.

to the right path

Ini|)rove

;

then

tliyself,

go not to extremes.

endeavor

t«»

improve'

others.

He who from

The

en
strives

to

improve,

will

Ix;

a])<)ve.

does not iustifv the means.

Night was created that thoroin we might over

assisted

tlie

woi'k of the past day.

i-tonder

15

Coiitomplatc

llnv'O

tliinii,;-',

easily be led to sin.

whither

comest,

whom

nnd

Considoi-

thou

whence

goest,

must ultimately

thou

will

iliou

and

not th(Mi

])cfore

nmihr

an

account of thine actions.

Be respectful

to a superior, affable to

and receive

I

Tow may a truth,

Evei'y

all

man

men

an inferior,

with cheerfulness.

obtain greatness?

By

fidelity,

and inspiring thoughts.

union

to last.

for

a

divine purpose

is

destined

IG

C;

Who

Do

is

He

wlio

is

T.

satisfied with his h^t.

not use unhiwful means to become rich.

Blessed

lie

ricli ?

X T E X T ^[ E N

who

is

tlie

man who

trusts in CJod.

trusts in the Ivord will

never act dis-

hoiiorahlv.

Be contented.

The cnmel

wislied to liave liorns,

hut ultimatclv lost his ears.

:

17

C

Be not

tN'raniiieal

Do not put it

can

RUE

T.

T Y.

and cruel toward thy

inferiors.

a greater l)ur(len ni)on tliy beast

tliaii

})eai'.

To have compassion upon animals

one of the

is

laws of Moses.

lie

who has no mercy upon animals

shall liim-

self sulfer pain.

A man

sliould not

first

Rather

huy

having hought

l)e

rather

cattle or poultry i'ood for

the ])('rsecuted hi;

without

them.

than the

i)ersecut
the sulfei-er than inllict

sullerint!:.

.

D A :M A G E

Remove from

highway anything that

the

niiglit

cause damage to another's property.

nothing

Sell

tliat

could

inllict

damage.

*

Do

damage

not

a

public road.

Use not another's money

Your neighbor's to

]\ran

for

your own purpose.

po.^^sessions

shouM

])e

as

dear

vou as vour own.

is

always

caused wilfnllv.

resjjonsible

by him,

wlirtlici-

for

tlie

injuries

inadvci'b'utly

or

DEATH

D(»:ith is sliip

No man

the luiven of wliieh

eiitei-s

life,

and old nge

is

the

the port.

dies hefore his time.

Trust not thyself until the day of thy death.

Death

Do

relieves

not speak that his

man

ill

soul

of

all

pain and sorrow.

of the departed, l)ut reraemher still

lives,

tho'

his

hody

is

dead. t-

It is

-k

our duty to comply with the last wishes of a dying person.

20

To

not attempt to

ilispiite n

man's

last will

and

testament.

II<»

who

follows olluM's to the grave, ]ierforms a

(Intv.

In onler to he able to distinguish one gi'nve from another, erect a tond)Stone.

21

DECE

He who

I

T.

deceives his iieighhur would also deceive

his God.

He who

talks deceitfully

is

despised hy the Lord.

Under no consideration lead men

The

thief's

There

is

end

is

the gallows.

no greater

villain

away the earnings

A

lie

than he who takes

of the poor.

has not a leg to stand upon. %

When

astray.

*

a liar speaks the truth, he finds his pun-

ishment in being generally disbelieved.

22

DISCORD. Kee])

I'ar

contentious niun,

IVoin

tlangerous.

f(jr

tliuy

are

^

Dih-cord creates incalculable harm.

The house

in whicii discord reigns will never be

tirnily established.

One

man v.

loose cord loosens

EN One enemy

M

I

T Y,

one too man}', a tiiousand friends

is

are none too

many. *

It is

easy to nnUce an em-my, inak(!

a,

is

dillicnlt to

fricMul. •/:

When

it

the ox

is

*

down, nianv

ai'e

the butchers.

.

23

1^:

Beautiful lives

XAM

p

r.

K

the admonitions of tliose whose

arc

accord with their teachings. %

Precept without example

Blessed

is

no precept.

the generation in which the old listen

the young; and

to

is

doubly blessed,

generation in which the young the old.

at

A

to

:^

The daughter

What

the

is

listen

mother was.

as the

is

the child says on the street, he has learnt

home.

single

men Let every

may

^

light

answers as well

for a

hundred

as for one.

man watch be

an

through

life.

his

example

own to

doings, that he his

fellow

-

man

.

24

FE

\\'hat

is

r.

L

W

REATVRE

-

displeasing unto thee, do

not

unto

another. '

•^-

Guard

%

your neighbor's honor.

witli jealous care

%

Let the honor of thy nelghljor

as dear unto

l)e

thee as thine own.

Whost)ever scorns his neiglihor

puljlic,

in

com-

promises his future ha))piaess.

Atten][)t not to

dead

comfort

neighbor when the

lying l)efore him.

is

* ]\lciitii>n

tliy

"

*

not a blnnisli which

is

tliiiir

own,

in

detraction of thy neighbor.

Do not continually })raise

praise your neighl)or:

you may turn

to blame.

from

25

Rejoice not in the

Go

f;iults

not into your ncighl)or's house unannounced, lest

When

he be eniban-ased.

your neighbor departs, say,

peace."

your neighbor

visit a poor, side

It is a

bounden duty

pray for him.

man, with empty hands.

to visit the sick.

Birds of a feather liock together;

Do

Depart in

!.

is sick,

Do not

man,

"

% t-

If

of your neighlxir.

and so with

like to like.

not separate thyself from society.

He who makes creatures,

himself Ijelovcd by his fellow-

makes himself acceptable

to

God.

26

F I T. T A

Great

is

T.

A FF

]^

CT

I

the child's veneration for

N

its

parents;

equal in the eye of the Lord as the veneration for Himself.

The son should stand

in

the i)resenee of

his

father.

The son can and

l)e

compelled to support the

to sup])ly

him with

life's

father,

necessities.

Only wIk'u the

fatiier

attempts to induce the son

commit

sin, is

disobedience justifiable.

to

27

F

Kcc'i)

The

I'ar

A T T E R Y.

froiu the llattcrur.

tliitterer is

Let nut youf

your

Tv

an

]ii).s

al>uiiii

nation to the Lord.

speak that whicli

is

not in

lieart.

Love those who reprove

thee,

not tliose

who

flatter thee.

The dog foUows pocket.

tliee

lor

the

crumbs

in

thy

28

FRIENDS

H I P.

Remind not vour

friend of his erstwhile failings.

Do

many

not take too

ffiends into thv liouse.

Three friends hath a man; God, his mutiier,

and

his father.

Ascend a step

If

you

(iiid

a

in

choosing a friend.

friiMid

after

him honestly and

your own heart, love

truly.

29

FUTURE LIFE This world

is

(

I :\[

M

RT A LIT Y

an ante-chamber to

next.

tlie

)

Pre-

pare thyself in the ante-chamber, that thon

mayest

worthil}^ enter the throne-room. 'k

Better one hour's happiness in the next Avorld,

than a wliole

This world

is

life

of pleasure in this.

a world of woi'k, the next, a world

of recompense. •k

He who

divorces himself from the pleasures of

this world,

weds himself

to

the

glories of

the next.

One man ma}- earn immortality by

the

a few short years, while others oarii

Work of

a lonii life.

work of it

by the

30

GOD — HOLY LAW. The consciousness of God's presence

is

the great

teaching of religion.

Know Happy

whom

l)efore

is

he, wlio fears

prime of

The

God

while yet in

the

life.

God

fear of

us

thou stnnde^t.

is

the talisman

which brings

wisdom and knowledge.

Fear of God

is

the centre of morality. * •A-

Everything fear of

is

in

^A-

han
the

God. •k

*

Wlioevcr desecrates God's 1)('

name

))nnislied publicly.

'I'ladition

the

is

a fence to the law.

in

secret,

will

31

God

'Dip

of Israel

besides

Him

the

is

tliere is

first

no

and the

and

last,

otlier.

There are three who are especially beloved

God

;

perate,

We

he wlio

is

who

forbearing, he

and he who

is

is

1)}'

tem-

courteons.

can not comprehend, either the prosperity of the wicked, or the sufTerings of the righteous.

From

beginning

end

to

kindness.

Man

law

teaches

:{,

should thank

God

the good.

for the evil as well as for •*

Whatever God does

Even when death refrain

God's

is

*

%

is

done

for

imminent,

our good.

man

should not

from imploring the mercy of Heaven.

The Sabbath Sa))bath.

is

given to man, not

man

to the

82

G U I L T.

If an V bliinie

can be

to declare

atta(;lied to tlieo,

bo tbo

first

it.

'h

"

*

lie wlio denies his guilt, doubles his guilt.

The

lie

liar is

worse than the

who blames

others, is

thief.

often

full

of l)lanio

liimself; for the fault he s(^es in others, 1)0

seen in himself.

No man should in his

lie,

may

ili

be punished for speaking harshly

stress.

through whoso agency another has been falsely |)unished, stimds outside of heaven's

gates.

33

HOME Woe

from their

to the children haiiislied

father's

table.

Do

not place a blemish on thine

The humblest man

is

own

ruler in his

flesh.

own

house.

HONESTY. Honest

for

a

penny (Peruta), honest

for

a

pound (Dinar).

The

first

({uestion

Heavenly

acted honestly

He who

is

that will

Judge, ?

is,

"

be

asked by the

Have you always

"

honest in his dealings,

the respect of

all

i)eo])le.

will

have

34

HONOR. No

position can lionor the

who

man.

It

is

the

man

m.'iy lionor tlie position.

Wlio deserveth lionor?

Tic

who honoreth man-

kind.

He

wilt)

honoreth the

hy miinkind litdit

hv

Who

is

;

esteem,

];i\v, is

])ersonally

hut he Avho holds i-liall

he hehl

in

honored

tin;

li^dit

l:i\v

in

(>st(M'm

his fellow-man.

Worthy of

liiiiisclf.

ii'spect

'!

lie

who

respeeteth

35

H r.et tliy tlie

S PI

TA

1

TY

house be ever hos^iitably open, and poor

])(!

li't

received tlierein. k

k 'k

house which opens not

'J'ho

1.

to the

poor

will

open

to the ph3'sician.

Hospitality

is

an expression of Divine worship. k

Receive everybody in kindness, and you will be

honored and respected.

Thy

dwelling should

])e

wise people.

^^

^

'k

The

table at which

strangers eat, becomes an

altar.

,^ =k

If

you

intend

a place of gathering for

to

-k

entertain

twenty

i)ersons,

always ])rcpare for twenty-five.

During eating hours, open your doors, that the needy might enter and partake.

30

Hr Be

:\[

I

L

I

T Y.

liumble, for the end of the

Jilwiiys

body

is

corruption.

Iviitlier 1)0

thou the

tail

among

lionp, tlian the

head among foxes.

The

Ijasliful

man seldom *

He who

l)ecomes learned, it

seeks fame, oft loses

it.

*

He

wlio can

feel

ashamed

will

not readily do

wrong.

H vrocRis Hypocrites

name

Put not

should

Ix;

V.

unmasked,

lest

he desecrated tlirough them.

tliv

I

rust

ill

siill

waters.

Cod's

37

If the tliief steal,

no

longer

lias

an opportunity

to

he pretends to be honest.

Fear neither the Pharasees not the Sadducees, fear only the hypocrites.

IDLENESS. He who

passes his

ment

of his

life

own

the

woman

is

the instru-

ruin.

%

When

in idleness,

*

slumbers, the work-basket

falls

to the ground.

Sleep in the

morning, wine

at

noon,

trilling

with children, and spending time with the ignorant, shorten a man's existence.

38

INGRATITTDE Tlirow not stones into the well from wiiieh thou hust quenched

He who

eats

Lord,

^^^ut

is

not to

th}' thirst.

and drinks, hut

))lesses

not

tlie

even us he who stealeth.

iionor

the

])hysician

thou

until

tallest sick.

*

DesjHse not small favors.

I

If

a

man

NS

LE NCE

he insolent,

is

it

a sign

that

lie

has

heen guilty of transgression. i:

He

wlio

is

insolent

were insoh'Ut

tn

t-

his

to tln'

tcaclici-,

Kiui'.

is

as

if

he

no

Arrogance

is

a

Turn a deaf ear hear

Do

kingdom

to

a

\vitii
insult,

crown.

and thou

wilt not

it.

not be insolent.

INSTRUCTION. The

fear of

thy instructor should

fear of

Heaven.

A town

l)e

even as the

which has no school, should be de-

molished. t-

-t-

Let the honor of thy pu{)il be as dear to thee as thine own.

The study

of the law, that does not go

hand with industrv,

is

doomed

hand

to failure.

in

40

He who

instructs a cliiUl

as the parent

;

is

as great a benefactor

honor thy teacher as

th_y

parent, St;

Procure thyself a teacher, that thou remainest not in doubt. ^-

Happy

the pupil whose teacher ai)proves

his

words.

Blessed

is

father,

the

son who has studied with his

and blessed

is

the father

who has

instructed his son. -y.-

*

•k

Wlio

is

l)est

taught

?

He who

learns from his

mother.

The hasty man can not

teacli.

/.-

He;

wiio studies and

treasures and

teaches

riciies.

others, jjossesses

41

Tilt'

world exists only

]>y

the breath of scliool

children.

It is a

duty to commence

soon as

Study

is

it

to teach the child as

can talk.

one of the three pillars that support

the world.

The name

of the

man whose

itself to science, will

A

child has devoted

never

teacher should be relieved of

die.

all taxes,

except

that for digging and Iniilding a public well.

It is the

duty of the scholar to interest liim-

self in

he

the welfare of the

lives.

place

in

which

42

that the wise

It is right

himself with

the

man

should concern

health and

life

of his

fellow-creatures.

The scholar should well as

ex]:)Ound

correct

holy

the

wayward, as

writ on

Sabhaths

and holy days.

Th(,'

learned nian should judge himself according

own

to his

teaching, and not do anything

that he has forbidden others to do.

Till'

Lord

is

not with liim, wlio |)ossesses great

knowledge but has no sense of

He who

is

rich,


should support the learned.

43

The

teachci'

explain

sliould

discussion,

and

suhjoct under

tlio

to this end, sliould

employ

a short and eliicient method.

The teacher should

rule his pupil lovingly

and

kindly.

Teach the children of the poor without compensation,

and do not favor the children of the

rich.

The pupil should always rememljer

that,

the efforts of the teacher, the world

through is

laid

open he fore him.

Do

not

hring

ridicule

upon your teacher hy

asking him questions that

can not answer.

you think he

44

JUSTICE God

loveth justice and charity more than

all

sacrifices.

The recompense

is

proportionate to the sacri-

fice.

Justice

is

the

guarantee of national

sta])ility

and peace. *

Let justice pierce through the mountain.

Choose

for the criminal

the least ))ainrul

mode

under sentence of death,

and the

of cNecutiiMi.

least

degrading

45

Woe

unto

tlie

generation

whose judges must

be judged.

The judge

Two

sliouhl despise all

emolument.

judges hating each other can not the

allow himself to

The judge or

Justice

on

same bench.

The judge should not take a lie

sit

tlie

is

that

l)e

bribe, nor

should

tiattered.

turnes the law in favor of one

other, arbitrarily, shall be despised.

one of the three pillars on which the

moral world

rests.

.

4G

WLEDG —

KX If

1^:

lack

tliou

?

If

thou

hickest

wliat eanst thou acquire

He who it

acriuires

to others,

no one

If

anyone

is

like

he

tell

enjoy

if

it.

it,

he

tell

knowledge,

.'md

for

thee

it,

knowl-

him not;

knowledge,

believe bini not

he has

attained

I'or

believe

thee he has attaincil

without searching but

?

myrtle in the desert,

-a

edge, and not attained if

knowledge,

thee he has searched

tell

E

knowledge, witliout inij)arting

th(!re to

is

('

knowledge, what canst

hast ac(|uire(l

tlioii

RAX

GX

I

it.

sear(du'(l

thou

lor

mayest

Ix'lieve liini.

'I'he

aim and object of learning teetioli.

is

:

moral

per

47

Knowledge

witliout

religion

not

])lesses

its

possessor. *

k

Tionrn first

and

pliil()so])hize afterward, it

Learn a

little

here and a

will increase in

^

you interrupt your studies will

and yon

knowledge. k

Tf

little there,

for

one day,

it

take you two, to regain what you have

lost.

k -k

•k

Ft

is

the

men

duty of the student to greet

all

of his city.

Ilefuse not to assist a fellow-stud(Mit. 1:

k

None

^

are so destitute as the ignorant. -k

-k

Ignorance and conceit go hand

in

hand.

wise

48

A

empty

coin in an

vessel rattles

Without knowledge there

and

The

piety.

is

loiidl}-.

no true morality

.^

rivalry of scholars advances science.

Study to-day

He who

— delay

not.

does not educate his children,

is

his

own, and his children's enemy.

Distress and

should not prevent one

i)overty

ohtaining an education.

Study

in

your youth k

He

tiiat

islies

increases

study in your old

;

''

it.

/,.

necessary to luivc besides

*

not his knowledfi;e, diinin*

It is

i\in\

a

k ;i

knowledge of the world,

knowledge of the Holy Law.

49

LIFE.

If I

do not work

my own

for

salvation, wlio

will for nie ?

The longest

life is

insufficient for the fulfillment

of half of man's desires.

Life

leads to the tomb, death

Life

is

but a loan to man, death

who

Eat

will

one day claim

when hungry, enjoy

drink

bad sign

will

is

the creditor

it.

when

thirsty,

and

life.

.

It is a

resurrection.

to

if

a

*

man

despise his

hold him accountable.

life

;

God

no

A man

not wound, mutilate, or casti-

>:lionl(I

gate

himself,

in

order to be considered a

martvr.

Self-preservation

If tlion

is

a

bounden duty.

means, enjoy

hast the

life's

innocent

plcasui-es.

*

The

l)est i)reaclier is tlie is

time,

the

best friend

The

I'niversf! is

scienec,

Youth

is

hest

is

heart, the hest teaclier

hook

is

U})()n

three things:

the

world,

tlie

God.

based

justi(,'(^

and

pcac^e.

a wreath of roses.

cdn-

.

51

r.

Lend

()

A N s

poor in the time of

to the

k

"

*

Never take the clothes of wife or

payment

If

for

The possessions

pawn.

oi'

rfiturn

d('l)t,

morning and

rich

cliihh-on in

of a deht.

you have taken of a man pillow

need.

tlieir

liis

his

his pillow at

of

])oor,

a

plow or his

plow

in

the

night.

widow, wliether she be

should

not

1)0

ta,ken

in

.

52

L

When

love

on one

is

^^

E

intense, both

liencli

;

room enough

find

afterward

tliey

may

find

themselves cramped in sixty cubits.

Love without rebuke

is

no

love.

Love inspired by unworthy motives,

when those motives

disappear,

dies

but

out love

without such motives, never fades.

MARRIAGE. It is

man's duty

to take

unto himself a

Choose a wife of your own station and thus

;i\()id

discord ;nid

stiif'.

;ige,

wife.

and

Be

careful in the choice of a wife,

ami examine

your heart well ere you marry.

Whoever marries

a virtuous Avoman, is blessed

by the Lord.

He who

breaks his marriage vow, must expect

his wife to

The

do the same, sooner or

wife should not upbraid the

later.

husband

in the

presence of their children.

The

wife

must help the

husband

by

doing

housework.

The

It is

wife should never indulge in idleness.

the duty of the wife hersel

f.

to

nurse the child

54

Honor your

He

wife aiul

wlio luves

will prosper.

and respeets

wife as himself,

liis

her above

you

all

others,

have peace in

will

his household.

If

thy wife he short, stoop

down

to

her and

speak.

He who

has

He who

is

no

wife, is not a

unmarried,

lives

complete man.

without hai)piness,

without religion, without blessing. *

-y-

Descend

a step in

choosing thy

wife.

* I:

All

llic till'

-1:

blessings of a household wife,

honor

her.

therefore

should

come tlir

thi-ough

liushaud

ij.)

Men

should be to weep, for

A woman's

ciireful

le.st

God eonnts

death

felt

is

tliey

their

cuuse

women

teiirs.

by nobody, as by her

husband.

The

cliildren of a

man

wlio marries for

money

will jn'ove a curse to him.

a man's duty to honor his wife's parents,

It is

as kis own.

Love your wife truly and compel her

Man

is

born

to

to do

faithfull}-,

hard work.

work, hence

it

duty to support his wife not depend upon

and do not

otliers.

is

his

bonnden

ajid family,

and

56

M ERC

To deserve mercy,

The mercy we show

He who

V.

practice mercy.

to

others

show, Heaven will

to us.

has compassion on his fellow-man,

is

accounted of the offspring of Abraham.

He who

wishes to

l)e

forgiven,

others.

H;itic(]

is

sinful,

parchni

is

sweet.

must

forgive

M

Be moderate in

When

ODER A T

all

I

N

.

things.

Satan can not come himself, he sends

wine as a messenger.

The horse

becomes

fed too freely with oats oft

unruly.

Drink not to excess, and thou

wilt not be led

into sin.

Eat and drink drink

Do

The

;

for

to live.

thus do the beasts.

not waste 3'our

sensible

Live not to eat and

man

money

in luxuries.

drinks only when he

is thirsty.

58

MODES T Y. They who

Who

is

dark

are

modest

modest is

the

?

He whose condnct

same

Be humble before

will not easily sin.

all

in

the

as in the light.

men.

Modesty prevents discord.

Be as

lle.Ki))le

a cedar.

as

a reed

and not as hard

as

59

OATHS — VOWS. Good men

])roniise little

and do much

;

men promise much and perform

Do

not accustom yourself

you

Swear

compels you

do

to

The world trembles shalt not

The

nothing.

oaths;

or

will he led to ])ei'jury.

not, even to the truth,

God

use

to

Avicked

at

take the

unless the court

so.

the

sentence

name

of the

:

"

Thou

Lord thy

in vain."

sin of perjury is great.

The punishment of perjury the sinner, but

who

sins.

falls

not only upon

upon the family of the one

60

He

wlio allows his neighbor to perjure himself will lose his possessions.

To

act contrary to a given promise,

is

a grave

breach of trust.

OLD AGE — YOUTH. No one can be accounted

venerable, unless his

old age has purchased wisdom. k

Happy

is

the old age that atones for the folly

of youth

!

But happier

which old age needs not

He who fail

asks advice of ill

tlu;

still

tlie

youth

for

to blush.

bearded, will seldom

wiiat he undertakes.

*

8ome

are old in their

their old age.

youth, otliers young in

,

Gl

PARENTA

Do

T.

DUTIE

not spoil the child hy allowing its

tliem with inflict

not

it

to

have

own wav.

Treat young children carefully.

Do

S

Do not

threaten

punishment unless you mean

to

it.

inflict

corporal punislanent on grown-up

children.

It is the

duty of the father to support his sons

and daughters,

until they are thirteen years

old, at least.

To

give one's daughter in marriage to an igno-

ramus,

is

like

throwing

lier

before lions.

;

.

PAS S

Passion

is

l)ut

in

T

OX

web

at first as slender as a spider's

the end.

it

becomes

like

a thick

cable.

Who

is

a

hero?

He who

controlleth

his

passions.

Pie that

forges arrows,

by one of

Envy,

lust

world.

;ind

his

may

one day ho

killc(l

own arrows.

aniliition

tak
nidi

iVoiii

tiic

PATRIOTISM,

Pray to heaven

for the prosperity of tlie govern-

ment, for hy hulifferencc to

its welfare,

we

cause anarchy and disorder to reign.

If

there ho no law, there can he no civilization.

Follow the custom

the

of

conntiy

in

which

vou dwell.

The Law

He who mits

of the countrv

revolts

as

bindin<

against the government, com-

great

against God.

is

a

sin

as

if

he

revolted

()4

PEACE,

Be

a

disciple

Aaron,

of

loving

peace,

and

pursuing peace, *

Be the

hold out the hand of

to

first

peace.

*

Where

there

Sow peace

Peace

is

is

nt

no peace nothing flourishes.

home;

scatter its fruits

abroad.

the wisp of straw that hinds the sheaf

of blessings. *

k

The Bible was given

f:

to establish peace.

*

He who maketh inherit

(,'ternal

* -•*

peace between

strivers,

life.

*

When; peace

is,

there, also,

is

liappiness.

will

i).")

vox

KRT

Be mindful of the conies

learnin";

Healthy povert}'

is

^^

—

PKN VRY

children of the poor,

from

for

them.

oi)ulence,

compared

with

ailing wealth.

Poverty

sits

as

gracefully

as a red saddle

upon

upon some people a white horse.

*

The Eternal

is

the advocate of the poor.

*

'" --k

Tlie birds of the air despise a miser.

A

miser

is

as wicked as an idolator.

m rRA

Y E Fv

Prayer without devotion

is like

a

body without

breath.

When

tlie

gates of ]M-ayer are closed, the gates

of repenteneo are yet open.

Better

little

])rayer

with dovotion. than

mueh

without devotion. ^

-A

The value is

lie

of the words uttered

determined by

who prays bly

the lips,

devotion of the heart.

tlic

for others, will be heard

when he pravs -*

Look not

with

favora-

for himself. '

-k

U])on thy prayers as on

thy supplication be sincere.

a

task

;

let

07

It

is

tl)e

It

iluU'

tlu'

is

Tsmoliin to

of ovprv

prny for

idolator.

more

i)ro(it;il)lo

to

pray

tlmii

to

hring

sacrifices.

Cleanse your heart before praying. *

Always pray with

-it

hinnility,

and with a clear

conscience.

Before praying, give alms to the poor.

Player

is

one of the three things on which the

world

rests.

Blessed are the to the

women who

house of

])r;iyer.

send their children

.

68

PK

I

The Messiali shall

The

— HA

DE

G HTINE

S S

not come until haughtiness

will

have ceased among men.

jiroud m;in

is

distasteful even to his nearest

relatives.

Pride

T

^

](>ads to

the destruction of man.

Haughtiness indicates poverty of mind.

The proud man

suiters torments,

the

nnulcst,

pride,

softens

exi)eriences hliss.

Pride

lie

is

a sign of ignorance.

who hardens

with

his heart

his hi-ain with

tlie

same. •A-

-*

•/:

The prayers

.

of the pi-oml arc nevei- heard. /.

"

v-

Despise nolxxly, and you will not he

df'Sj)is(Ml.

69

PUBLIC opixrox. The

voice of the peoi)le

Despise not {juIjHc

Whosoever ])y

is

the

loved by

is

as the voice of

God.

o))iiiion.

loved

l)y

Supreme,

mankind,

mankind, hut is

is

also loved

whosoever not

not

is

loved by the

Supreme.

Sacrifice thy will for others, that they

may

l^e

disposed to sacrifice their will for thee.

He

wlio fears the

than

his

own

self-respect.

opinion of the world more conscience,

has

but

little

70

REC

Be not

M PE NSE - RE

who work

servants

as

all

fultill

your

duties

\^

ENGE

for

.

wages,

without an

Init

inter-

motive.

ested

•X-

Man

The

receives measure lor measure.

])hysician

who

presci'ihes gratuitously, gives

a worthless prescrii)tion.

As the

jjains, so the

He who

gratilies

gains.

revenge,

destroys

liis

own

house.

Misery and remorse

art'

the chihh'en of revenge

.

71

R E L Ui

Religion

is

1

N

the light of the world.

Religion makes the niun.

He who

devotes himself to

of

religion,

of

mercy and

without

the

engaging

mere study in

Avorks

love, is like

one who has no

religion there can be

no true morality.

God.

Without

REPENTA N CE To him who repeatedly penitence

to

sins,

cover

to

looking forward transgression,

his

repentance will avail nothing. *

-s-

Repentance and good deeds ishment,

The

pun-

;^

man

has turned away from

him no more. is

oil

repentance are not shed in

vain.

Hai)py

ward

.y.

tears of true

W^hen a

will

he

who

sin,

reproach

:/,

repents betimes. *

-Yr

Repent one day before thy death.

As

ocean

the

never

freezes,

so

the

gates

of

repentance never close.

Thcie

is

even

repent.

sonic

merit

in

a

resohition to

REPROOF. Love

who reprove

tliose

who

tkitter thee

to eternal

life,

;

foi'

and hate those

tliee,

reproof

may

lead tliee

Hattery to destruction.

Grass dreads the scvthe.

He who can

not hear one word of re])roof, will

have to hear many.

The

love

that

shrinks

from

reproving,

is

no

love.

Correct not a

man

the blush of

Every

man

is

neighbor.

in

company,

shame

not

for

it

will In'ing

to his cheek.

competent

to

correct

his

74

RESIGNATION Blessed

he who bears his trials— every one

is

has his share.

He who

cheerfully submits to suffering, brings

salvation to the world.

The

world

bf

will

and

truth.

He who

rebels

judged

in

righteousness

against God's decree will lose

his soul's salvation.

AVhen misfortune duct,

ment

befalls you,

examine your con-

and acknowledge that God's chastiseis

just.

/•)

RICHES

It is

not the

man

amount

poor or

rich,

of trade tliat

makes the

but honest working and

dealing.

The

rich

man

does not

know but

time pove'-ty will come

that at

some

to his children

or

his grandcliildren.

The most worthy crown

To be

patient

is

to

is

a good

reputation.

have much wealth.

.

76

RIGHTEO

i:

S

NE

SS

The righteous need no moinunent are their

When

tlie

living

The

deeds

monument.

righteous die, they ma\' be considered ;

for their

rigliteous in

their

;

example

lives.

even greater in death than

are

life.

*

The

loss of a pious

man

is

a loss to his whole

generation.

With

the

liair's

))ious,

God

is

even

strict

unto

a

breadth.

Tiie righteous of all nations will enjoy eternal bliss.

*

*

The pious do everything

-v.-

frt>m

find consolation in their

love,

own

and even

afllietions.

/

/

ROBBERY. The

thief's

end

is

the gallows. *

There

is

'"

*

no difFerence between the robbery of a

Jew, or the robbery of a Gentile; rob a Gentile

is

if

any, to

a greater sin than to

rob

a Jew.

One should

not

of selling

buy of a woman suspected

without

husband.

-*

*

The

sin

of robbery

%

can not

repentance, nor by the

Buy nothing from

It is

,If

wrong

knowledge of her

the

be

Day

expiated by

of Atonement.

a thief.

to receive

a

present from a thief.

one finds a marked article he should advertise it publicly,

recover

it.

so

that

the

owner might

78

S

Thy

ECRECY

secret is thy slave.

thou becomest

That which chamber,

man

thou

If

let it loose,

its slave.

conceals

in

his

innermost

plain and manifest to the eye

is

of (lod.

Pry not into things that are beyond thy ken.

Thy

friend has a friend,

has a friend

If

thou

Icllest

know

— be

friend's friend

discreet.

thy secret to

thre(> jx'rsons, ten

it.

t-

When

and thy

the wine

is

in,

* tlu;

secret

is

out.

70

S

If

T

silence iniicli

LEXCE

is

becoming

more

To know when (|iiality

If a

in

— Srk to

Speech.

a

wise man, liow

so to a fool.

to

be

silent,

in

its

is

the

f-trongost

man.

word spoken

place

piece of silver, silenci; in

its

is

worth one

jilace is

worth

two.

Silence

When is

is

the fence round wisdom.

two men

(quarrel, lie

who

the greater gentleman.

is

first silent,

80

SIX

Habit

strips sin of its enormity.

A man commits

a sin in secret,

God

lirings

it

to light.

Sinful thoughts are even

more dangerous than

sin itself.

Sin

begets

Curse the

sin.

sin,

not the sinner. -A-

"Satan," and "Evil inclination," are one and the sanK; thing.

The wiser the man,

the

more

careful

should

he be of his conduct.

Ill

weeds grow npace

;

neglect

is

their gardener.

81

SLAVEHOLDING Saul obtained the kingdom because sidered

the

he

con-

honor of his slaves equal

to

his own. *

Slaves should never be addressed as the

name

itself is

such, for

contemptible.

Tho' your slave be a Canaanite, as an Israelite to treat

it

is

your duty

him humanely, and

not break his spirit with hard work.

It is

your duty

to support

the

slave

who was

crippled while in your employ.

When your as

slave leaves you, give

vou are

able.

him

as

much

82

S P E

A word

its

— SLA\DER

milk, which being once

like

is

from

ECH

original

source,

can

be

reviled,

drawn

never

be

returned.

Rather allow

thyself

to

than to

revile others.

Open not thv month

He who changes

his

to speak evil.

word, saying one thing,

and doing another,

is

even

as

one

who

serveth idols.

To slander

The

scod'cr.

is

to

the

commit murder.

liar,

tlu;

hypocrite,

an
the

slanderer, can have no share in the future life.

*

Say

little

and do much.

83

one piece of

If speech is wortli

wortli two.

is

Teach thy tongue

Man

to sa_v,

make

should always

He who

talks too

Be always (I

silver, silence

"vr^.T

Nay

Speech

is

much,

sincere

in

"I do not know."

use of pure language.

will talk sinfully.

your "Yea" and

your

"

the messenger of the heart.

Suffer not thine ear to hearken to vain discourse.

Better

no ear at

all,

than one that listeneth

to evil.

It

is

even

worse

speech, than in

to

deceive

money

in

matters.

matters

of

.

84

TE

The study

PTAT

:M

of the

X

1

Holy Law

is

the

only anti-

dote against temptation.

The hole

Let no

in the wall invites the thief.

man

Avilfully

expose himself to tempta-

tion,

Happy

is

-k

he

who

TE He who can and does

resists temj)tation.

S

TI

in

testify

not,

N

Y.

favor of his neighbor

a transgressor.

is

The witness should

M

testify

only to that which

he has seen and heard himself. -Vr

He who

•*

testifies falsely, shall

he disgraced.

;

85

LERANC

T

J^:

Support the aged without reference to religion respect the learned without reference to age.

The virtuous of

all

nations participate in eternal

hliss.

The Lord who proclaimed the

"

God

of

all

of Sinai

is

nations.

Before me," said the Lord, ference

Law

the

" there

between Jew and Gentile

accomplishes good, will

I

is ;

no

dif-

he that

reward accord-

ingly."

God

scattered Israel in order that the Gentiles

ma}'

know

the purity of .Jewish teachings.

86

TRUTH.

Truth

the seal of God.

is

Triitli will

stand, ])ut falsehood

own

Truth

is its

Truth

tells its

There

is

no

must

fall.

witness.

own

tale.

occasion

to

light

thy lanip at

noontide.

'J'ruth

is

heavy,

therefore

few care to carry

*

AIwavH

ackno\vlc(I";(' tlie

truth.

it.

87

USEFULNESS.

In

all

God's

creation,

there

is

not a single

object without a purpose.

Use thy best vase to-day,

for

to-morrow

it

may,

perchance, be broken.

A

vessel used for holy purposes should not be

put to uses

less sacred.

88

U

No

S

U R Y.

Israelite is allowed to lend usuriously to a

non-Israelite.

The

practice

of

usury

is

as

wicked

as

the

shedding of blood. *

The

))ossessions of shall

him who lends

usuriously,

sooner or later decrease and vanish.

The testimony

of a usurer

is

not valid before

the court of Justice.

The usurer

will

have no share

life.

*

The usurer

will

not

|)rosi)er.

in

an everlasting

80

WISDOM. Wisdom

increaseth with

does

years;

and

so, often,

folly.

Without the

Wisdom

is

a

God, there

fear of

tree,

Be not only wise

and

active

is

no wisdom.

virtue, its fruit.

thy words, be wise in thy

in

deeds.

Who

is

a wise

man ?

He who

learns from all

men.

Let thy house be a place of meeting for the wise,

It is

and eagerly drink

a good sign

if

one's

in their

body

attempt to gain wisdom.

words.

suffers

in

the

90

It

is

hard

opponent his

own

Whenever

find

to

man who

onh- the wise,

is

it

;

a

loves

who

his

loves

kind.

there

are

men

two learned

in

one

should be peace between them.

city, there

Those who are

trul}^

of the world, for

wise,

advance the peace

they banish hatred and

jealousy from their hearts.

Controversies

carried

on

for

the

purpose of

expounding the Law, are blessed of God

Emulation among

learned

stores of knowledge.

men

increases

the

WORK. Rather

flay

a

carcass

the

in

street

an honest livelihood, than say,

is

beneath

The tradesman

and

man,

respectable

my

such

to " I

earn

am

a

employment

dignity."

at his

work

is

the equal of the

most learned doctor.

He

^Yho lives by

tlie

work

of his hands, enjoys

life.

The Eternal did not allow

his

glory to shine

over the Israelites, until they became pro-

ductive workers.

Work

is

more pleasant

in the sight of the

than the merits of our fathers.

Lord

02

Great

is

w^ell

the power of work, for as honors, hiiu

who

it

supports, as

practises

it.

The man who has a handicraft may be compared to a vineyard surrounded by a fence.

The famine

lasted

seven years, but

it

passed

by the door of the worker.

He who

helps himself will be heli)ed by God.

Great

lal)or

is

He who if

lie

—

it

honors the laborer.

does not teach his son a trade,

he teaches him to thieve.

who attempts

too much, does

little.

is

as

93

Say

" I

not,

do

will

nothing," becanse thou

canst not do everything.

The day

is

short, but the labor

is

great.

Love thy work. •k

Bad servants ask permission is

after

the

thing

done.

prepared

Victuals

by

many

cook^,

will

be

neither cold nor hot.

It

is

well

to

add a trade

you would be

The sun

Every

will

man

set

free

from

to

your studies,

sin.

without thy assistance.

has his opportunity.

if

94

WORK^EAN. If

you

are a

fully,

Do

day

laborer, fulfill

your duty

faith-

and thereby please your employer.

not interrupt your work in order to greet

a passer-by.

The laborer

You

allowed to shorten his prayers.

is

arc forbidden to look longingly ui)on the

grapes when you are working at the dates.

9

The

Inborer fruit

Do

than

not hold after his

forbidden

is is

to

eat

more

of the

necessary to stay his hunger.

back the wages of

work

is

done.

tlic

laborer

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