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Chapter Two, pages 470-471, with pointed Hebrew, English, and transliteration.

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Pirkei Avot

Chapter Two 470-471 470-471

Pirkei Avot

Chapter Two 470-471 274

Passage מִן הָאָדָם, וֶהֱוֵי זָהִיר בְּמִצְוָה קַלָּה כְּבַחֲמוּרָה, שֶׁאֵין אַתָּה יוֹדֵעַ מַתַּן שְׂכָרָן שֶׁל מִצְוֹת, וֶהֱוֵי מְחַשֵּׁב הֶפְסֵד מִצְוָה כְּנֶגֶד שְׂכָרָהּ, וּשְׂכַר עֲבֵרָה כְּנֶגֶד הֶפְסֵדָהּ. הִסְתַּכֵּל בִּשְׁלֹשָׁה דְּבָרִים, וְאֵין אַתָּה בָא לִידֵי עֲבֵרָה, דַּע מַה לְּמַעְלָה מִמָּךְ, עַיִן רוֹאָה וְאֹזֶן שׁוֹמַעַת, וְכָל מַעֲשֶׂיךָ בַּסֵּפֶר נִכְתָּבִים. for himself?¹ <b>Whatever course is honorable and of benefit to him</b> and likewise <b>honorable and of benefit</b> toward others. <b>Be equally scrupulous with a precept</b> you regard as not so <b>weighty as</b> you are <b>with a precept</b> you regard as <b>most weighty, for you do not know</b> how great a <b>reward is granted for</b> various <b>precepts</b> or how dear they are to God. <b>Weigh</b> any cost or <b>loss of money</b> that performing <b>a precept may entail against the reward</b> you will receive for performing it, <b>and weigh the</b> fleeting bodily <b>gain from a sin against the loss</b> it will bring. <b>Contemplate the three things</b> set forth below <b>and you will not come to sin; know what is</b> transpiring <b>above you</b> in heaven: 1. <b>There exists an eye that sees</b> everything; 2. <b>there exists an ear that hears</b> everything; 3. <b>all your deeds are inscribed</b> and set down <b>in a book.</b> min ha-a|DAM, ve|he|VEI za|HIR b'mitz|VAH ka|LAH k'va|cha|mu|RAH, she-EIN a|TAH yo|DEA ma|TAN s'cha|RAN shel mitz|VOT, ve|he|VEI me|cha|SHEV hef|SED mitz|VAH k'NE|ged s'cha|RAH, us|CHAR a|ve|RAH k'NE|ged hef|se|DAH. his|ta|KEL bish|lo|SHAH d'va|RIM, ve-EIN a|TAH va li|DEI a|ve|RAH, da mah le|ma|LAH mi|MACH, a|YIN ro-AH ve-O|zen sho|ma-AT, ve|CHOL ma-a|SE|cha ba|SE|fer nich|ta|VIM. min ha|ʾa|DHAM, ve|he|VE za|HIR be|mitz|VAH qal|LAH ke|va|ḥa|mu|RAH, she|ʾEN ʾat|TAH yo|DHEAʿ mat|TAN śe|kha|RAN shel mitz|VOTH, ve|he|VE me|ḥas|SHEV hef|SEDH mitz|VAH ke|NE|ghedh śe|kha|RAH, u|śe|KHAR ʿa|ve|RAH ke|NE|ghedh hef|se|DHAH. his|tak|KEL bish|lo|SHAH de|va|RIM, ve|ʾEN ʾat|TAH vaʾ li|DHE ʿa|ve|RAH, daʿ mah le|maʿ|LAH mim|MAKH, ʿa|YIN ro|ʾAH ve|ʾO|zen sho|ma|ʿATH, ve|KHOL ma|ʿa|śE|kha bas|SE|fer nikh|ta|VIM. min ha|a|DAM, ve|he|VE za|HIR be|mitz|VAH qal|LAH ke|va|ḥa|mu|RAH, she|EN at|TAH yo|DEAʿ mat|TAN se|kha|RAN shel mitz|VOT, ve|he|VE me|ḥas|SHEV hef|SED mitz|VAH ke|NE|ged se|kha|RAH, u|se|KHAR ʿa|ve|RAH ke|NE|ged hef|se|DAH. his|tak|KEL bish|lo|SHAH de|va|RIM, ve|EN at|TAH va li|DE ʿa|ve|RAH, daʿ mah le|maʿ|LAH mim|MAKH, ʿa|YIN ro|AH ve|O|zen sho|ma|ʿAT, ve|KHOL ma|ʿa|SE|kha bas|SE|fer nikh|ta|VIM. min ho-o|DOM, ve|he|VEI zo|HIR b'mitz|VOH ka|LOH k'va|cha|mu|ROH, she-EIN a|TOH yoy|DEIA ma|TAN s'cho|RON shel mitz|VOYS, ve|he|VEI m'cha|SHEIV hef|SEID MITZ|voh k'NE|ged s'cho|ROH, us'|CHAR a|vei|ROH k'NE|ged hef|sei|DOH. his|ta|KEIL bish|loy|SHOH d'vo|RIM, v'EIN a|TOH vo li|DEI a|vei|ROH, da mah l'ma|LOH mi|MOCH, a|YIN roy-OH v'OY|zen shoy|ma-AS, v'CHOL ma-a|SE|cho ba|SEI|fer nich|to|VIM. Passage ב רַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל בְּנוֹ שֶׁל רַבִּי יְהוּדָה הַנָּשִׂיא אוֹמֵר: יָפֶה תַּלְמוּד תּוֹרָה עִם דֶּרֶךְ אֶרֶץ, שֶׁיְּגִיעַת שְׁנֵיהֶם מְשַׁכַּחַת עָוֹן, וְכָל תּוֹרָה שֶׁאֵין עִמָּהּ מְלָאכָה² סוֹפָהּ בְּטֵלָה וְגוֹרֶרֶת עָוֹן, וְכָל הָעוֹסְקִים עִם הַצִּבּוּר יִהְיוּ עוֹסְקִים עִמָּהֶם לְשֵׁם שָׁמַיִם, שֶׁזְּכוּת אֲבוֹתָם מְסַיַּעְתָּם, וּצִדְקָתָם עוֹמֶדֶת לָעַד, וְאַתֶּם, מַעֲלֶה אֲנִי עֲלֵיכֶם שָׂכָר הַרְבֵּה כְּאִלּוּ עֲשִׂיתֶם. 2 <b>Rabban Gamliel, son of Rabbi Yehudah Hanasi, says: Torah study pairs well with having a trade,</b> for laboring hard at both will keep you from sin. <b>And any Torah study not joined with work</b>² will in time cease, and that will lead a person into sin. <b>Whoever labors with the community should labor with them for the sake of Heaven</b> and not to gain honor, for when they do so, <b>the merit of their ancestors aids them</b> to succeed in their communal labor, <b>and their righteousness will endure forever.</b> Though ancestral merit assisted the person, God says: <b>I will grant you great reward as though you had achieved</b> it all on your own. ב ra|BAN gam|li-EL b'NO shel ra|BI ye|hu|DAH ha|na|SI o|MER: ya|FEH tal|MUD to|RAH im DE|rech E|retz, shey|gi-AT sh'nei|HEM me|sha|ka|CHAT a|VON, ve|CHOL to|RAH she-EIN i|MAH me|la|CHAH so|FAH b'te|LAH ve|go|re|RET a|VON, ve|CHOL ha-os|KIM im ha|tzi|BUR yih|YU os|KIM i|ma|HEM le|SHEM sha|MA|yim, shez|CHUT a|vo|TAM me|sa|ya|TAM, u|tzid|ka|TAM o|ME|det la-AD, ve-a|TEM, ma-a|LEH a|NI a|lei|CHEM sa|CHAR har|BEH ke-i|LU a|si|TEM. ב rab|BAN gam|li|ʾEL be|NO shel rab|BI ye|hu|DHAH han|na|śIʾ ʾo|MER: ya|FEH tal|MUDH to|RAH ʿim DE|rekh ʾE|retz, shey|ye|ghi|ʿATH she|ne|HEM me|shak|ka|ḥATH ʿa|VON, ve|KHOL to|RAH she|ʾEN ʿim|MAH me|laʾ|KHAH so|FAH be|ṭe|LAH ve|gho|re|RETH ʿa|VON, ve|KHOL ha|ʿo|se|QIM ʿim hat|tzib|BUR yih|YU ʿo|se|QIM ʿim|ma|HEM le|SHEM sha|MA|yim, shez|ze|KHUTH ʾa|vo|THAM me|say|yaʿ|TAM, u|tzidh|qa|THAM ʿo|ME|dheth la|ʿADH, ve|ʾat|TEM, ma|ʿa|LEH ʾa|NI ʿa|le|KHEM śa|KHAR har|BEH ke|ʾil|LU ʿa|śi|THEM. ב rab|BAN gam|li|EL be|NO shel rab|BI ye|hu|DAH han|na|SI o|MER: ya|FEH tal|MUD to|RAH ʿim DE|rekh E|retz, shey|ye|gi|ʿAT she|ne|HEM me|shak|ka|ḥAT ʿa|VON, ve|KHOL to|RAH she|EN ʿim|MAH me|la|KHAH so|FAH be|te|LAH ve|go|re|RET ʿa|VON, ve|KHOL ha|ʿo|se|QIM ʿim hat|tzib|BUR yih|YU ʿo|se|QIM ʿim|ma|HEM le|SHEM sha|MA|yim, shez|ze|KHUT a|vo|TAM me|say|yaʿ|TAM, u|tzid|qa|TAM ʿo|ME|det la|ʿAD, ve|at|TEM, ma|ʿa|LEH a|NI ʿa|le|KHEM sa|KHAR har|BEH ke|il|LU ʿa|si|TEM. ב ra|BON gam|li-EIL b'NOY shel ra|BI y'hu|DOH ha|no|SI oy|MEIR: yo|FEH tal|MUD toy|ROH im DE|rech E|retz, shey'|gi-AS sh'nei|HEM m'sha|ka|CHAS o|VOYN, v'CHOL toy|ROH she-EIN i|MOH m'lo|CHOH soy|FOH b'tei|LOH v'goy|re|RES o|VOYN, v'CHOL ho-oys'|KIM im ha|tzi|BUR yih|YU oys'|KIM i|mo|HEM l'SHEIM sho|MA|yim, shez'|CHUS a|voy|SOM m'sa|ya|TOM, u|tzid|ko|SOM oy|ME|des lo-AD, v'a|TEM, ma-a|LEH a|NI a|lei|CHEM so|CHOR har|BEIH k'i|LU a|si|SEM. Passage ג הֱווּ זְהִירִין בָּרָשׁוּת,³ שֶׁאֵין מְקָרְבִין לוֹ לָאָדָם אֶלָּא לְצֹרֶךְ עַצְמָן, נִרְאִין כְּאוֹהֲבִין בִּשְׁעַת הֲנָאָתָן, וְאֵין עוֹמְדִין לוֹ לָאָדָם בִּשְׁעַת דָּחֳקוֹ. 3 <b>Beware of those in authority</b>³ for they <b>make friends with a person only for their own needs. They appear friendly</b> while they gain from a person, <b>yet they will not stand with a person</b> and aid him <b>in his hour of need.</b> ג he|VU ze|hi|RIN ba|ra|SHUT, she-EIN me|ka|re|VIN lo la-a|DAM e|LA le|TZO|rech atz|MAN, nir|IN ke-o|ha|VIN bish|AT ha|na-a|TAN, ve-EIN o|me|DIN lo la-a|DAM bish|AT do|cho|KO. ג he|VU ze|hi|RIN ba|ra|SHUTH, she|ʾEN me|qa|re|VIN lo la|ʾa|DHAM ʾel|LAʾ le|TZO|rekh ʿatz|MAN, nir|ʾIN ke|ʾo|ha|VIN bish|ʿATH ha|na|ʾa|THAN, ve|ʾEN ʿo|me|DHIN lo la|ʾa|DHAM bish|ʿATH do|ḥo|QO. ג he|VU ze|hi|RIN ba|ra|SHUT, she|EN me|qa|re|VIN lo la|a|DAM el|LA le|TZO|rekh ʿatz|MAN, nir|IN ke|o|ha|VIN bish|ʿAT ha|na|a|TAN, ve|EN ʿo|me|DIN lo la|a|DAM bish|ʿAT do|ḥo|QO. ג he|VU z'hi|RIN bo|ro|SHUS, she-EIN m'kor'|VIN loy lo-o|DOM e|LO l'TZOY|rech atz|MON, nir|IN k'oy|ha|VIN bish|AS ha|no-o|SON, v'EIN oym'|DIN loy lo-o|DOM bish|AS do|cho|KOY. Passage ד הוּא הָיָה אוֹמֵר: עֲשֵׂה רְצוֹנוֹ כִּרְצוֹנְךָ, כְּדֵי שֶׁיַּעֲשֶׂה רְצוֹנְךָ כִּרְצוֹנוֹ, בַּטֵּל רְצוֹנְךָ מִפְּנֵי רְצוֹנוֹ כְּדֵי שֶׁיְּבַטֵּל רְצוֹן אֲחֵרִים מִפְּנֵי רְצוֹנְךָ. הִלֵּל אוֹמֵר: אַל תִּפְרֹשׁ מִן הַצִּבּוּר, וְאַל תַּאֲמִין בְּעַצְמְךָ עַד יוֹם מוֹתְךָ, וְאַל תָּדִין אֶת חֲבֵרְךָ עַד שֶׁתַּגִּיעַ לִמְקוֹמוֹ, וְאַל תֹּאמַר דָּבָר שֶׁאִי אֶפְשָׁר לִשְׁמוֹעַ שֶׁסּוֹפוֹ לְהִשָּׁמַע, וְאַל תֹּאמַר לִכְשֶׁאֶפְנֶה אֶשְׁנֶה, שֶׁמָּא לֹא תִפָּנֶה. 4 <b>Rabban Gamliel would</b> often <b>say: Take God's will as your own will, in order that He take your will as His own will. Put your will aside for God's will, in order that He subordinate the wishes of others to your will. Hillel says: Do not cut yourself off from the community</b> and disregard their needs. <b>Remain watchful and do not trust</b> your power to resist temptation <b>until the day you die. Do not judge your fellow until you stand in his place</b> and can fully grasp the hardship he endures. <b>Do not utter what is not readily grasped,</b> counting on later reflection to make its sense clear, for it might be misread. <b>Do not say, "I will study Torah when I have leisure,"</b> for you may never come to <b>have leisure.</b> ד hu ha|YAH o|MER: a|SEH re|tzo|NO kir|tzo|ne|CHA, k'DEI she|ya-a|SEH re|tzo|ne|CHA kir|tzo|NO, ba|TEL re|tzo|ne|CHA mip|NEI re|tzo|NO k'DEI shey|va|TEL re|TZON a|che|RIM mip|NEI re|tzo|ne|CHA. hi|LEL o|MER: al tif|ROSH min ha|tzi|BUR, ve-AL ta-a|MIN be-atz|me|CHA ad yom mot|CHA, ve-AL ta|DIN et cha|ve|re|CHA ad she|ta|GIA lim|ko|MO, ve-AL to|MAR da|VAR she-I ef|SHAR lish|MOA she|so|FO le|hi|sha|MA, ve-AL to|MAR lich|she-ef|NEH esh|NEH, she|MA lo ti|pa|NEH. ד huʾ ha|YAH ʾo|MER: ʿa|śEH re|tzo|NO kir|tzo|ne|KHA, ke|DHE shey|ya|ʿa|śEH re|tzo|ne|KHA kir|tzo|NO, baṭ|ṭEL re|tzo|ne|KHA mip|pe|NE re|tzo|NO ke|DHE shey|ye|vaṭ|ṭEL re|TZON ʾa|ḥe|RIM mip|pe|NE re|tzo|ne|KHA. hil|LEL ʾo|MER: ʾal tif|ROSH min hat|tzib|BUR, ve|ʾAL ta|ʾa|MIN be|ʿatz|me|KHA ʿadh yom mo|the|KHA, ve|ʾAL ta|DHIN ʾeth ḥa|ve|re|KHA ʿadh shet|tag|GIAʿ lim|qo|MO, ve|ʾAL toʾ|MAR da|VAR she|ʾI ʾef|SHAR lish|MOAʿ shes|so|FO le|his|sha|MAʿ, ve|ʾAL toʾ|MAR likh|she|ʾef|NEH ʾesh|NEH, shem|MAʾ loʾ thip|pa|NEH. ד hu ha|YAH o|MER: ʿa|SEH re|tzo|NO kir|tzo|ne|KHA, ke|DE shey|ya|ʿa|SEH re|tzo|ne|KHA kir|tzo|NO, bat|TEL re|tzo|ne|KHA mip|pe|NE re|tzo|NO ke|DE shey|ye|vat|TEL re|TZON a|ḥe|RIM mip|pe|NE re|tzo|ne|KHA. hil|LEL o|MER: al tif|ROSH min hat|tzib|BUR, ve|AL ta|a|MIN be|ʿatz|me|KHA ʿad yom mo|te|KHA, ve|AL ta|DIN et ḥa|ve|re|KHA ʿad shet|tag|GIAʿ lim|qo|MO, ve|AL to|MAR da|VAR she|I ef|SHAR lish|MOAʿ shes|so|FO le|his|sha|MAʿ, ve|AL to|MAR likh|she|ef|NEH esh|NEH, shem|MA lo tip|pa|NEH. ד hu ho|YOH oy|MEIR: a|SEIH r'tzoy|NOY kir|tzoyn'|CHO, k'DEI she|ya-a|SEH r'tzoyn'|CHO kir|tzoy|NOY, ba|TEIL r'tzoyn'|CHO mip'|NEI r'tzoy|NOY k'DEI shey'|va|TEIL r'TZOYN a|chei|RIM mip'|NEI r'tzoyn'|CHO. hi|LEIL oy|MEIR: al tif|ROYSH min ha|tzi|BUR, v'AL ta-a|MIN b'atz|m'CHO ad yoym moys'|CHO, v'AL to|DIN es cha|veir'|CHO ad she|ta|GIA lim|koy|MOY, v'AL toy|MAR do|VOR she-I ef|SHOR lish|MOYA she|soy|FOY l'hi|sho|MA, v'AL toy|MAR lich|she-ef|NEH esh|NEH, she|MO loy si|po|NEH. Passage ה הוּא הָיָה אוֹמֵר: אֵין בּוּר⁴ יְרֵא חֵטְא, וְלֹא עַם הָאָרֶץ חָסִיד, וְלֹא הַבַּיְשָׁן לָמֵד, וְלֹא הַקַּפְּדָן מְלַמֵּד, וְלֹא כָל הַמַּרְבֶּה בִּסְחוֹרָה 5 <b>Hillel would</b> often <b>say: A boor</b> (an ignorant,⁴ coarse, and uncivilized person) <b>cannot fear sin. One unlearned cannot be a chassid</b>—one who is especially scrupulous with the Torah and its precepts. <b>One who is ashamed</b> to ask questions <b>cannot learn. An impatient person who grows angry quickly cannot teach. One who spends too much</b> ה hu ha|YAH o|MER: ein bur ye|REI chet, ve|LO am ha-a|RETZ cha|SID, ve|LO ha|bay|SHAN la|MED, ve|LO ha|kap|DAN me|la|MED, ve|LO chol ha|mar|BEH bis|cho|RAH ה huʾ ha|YAH ʾo|MER: ʾen bur ye|REʾ ḥeṭʾ, ve|LOʾ ʿam ha|ʾa|RETZ ḥa|SIDH, ve|LOʾ hab|bay|SHAN la|MEDH, ve|LOʾ haq|qap|pe|DHAN me|lam|MEDH, ve|LOʾ khol ham|mar|BEH bis|ḥo|RAH ה hu ha|YAH o|MER: en bur ye|RE ḥet, ve|LO ʿam ha|a|RETZ ḥa|SID, ve|LO hab|bay|SHAN la|MED, ve|LO haq|qap|pe|DAN me|lam|MED, ve|LO khol ham|mar|BEH bis|ḥo|RAH ה hu ho|YOH oy|MEIR: ein bur y'REI cheit, v'LOY am ho-o|RETZ cho|SID, v'LOY ha|bay|SHON lo|MEID, v'LOY ha|kap'|DON m'la|MEID, v'LOY chol ha|mar|BEH bis|choy|ROH parent /siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss.xml prev /siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss/468-469-468-469-pirkei-avot-chapter-one.xml next /siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss/472-473-472-473-pirkei-avot-chapter-two.xml