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  "title": "Chapter Five",
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      "slug": "498-499-498-499-pirkei-avot-chapter-five",
      "section": "Pirkei Avot",
      "topic": "Chapter Five",
      "printPages": "498-499",
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      "header": {
        "section": {
          "hebrew": "פִּרְקֵי אָבוֹת",
          "english": "Pirkei Avot",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "pir|KEI a|VOT",
            "orthographic": "pir|QE ʾa|VOTH",
            "sephardic": "pir|QE a|VOT",
            "chabad": "pir|KEI o|VOYS"
          }
        },
        "topic": {
          "hebrew": "פֶּרֶק ה",
          "english": "Chapter Five",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "PE|rek ה",
            "orthographic": "PE|req ה",
            "sephardic": "PE|req ה",
            "chabad": "PE|rek ה"
          }
        },
        "printPages": "498-499",
        "correlativePages": "288"
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          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "וּמִקְצָתָן אֵינָן מְעַשְּׂרִין, רְעָב\nשֶׁל מְהוּמָה בָּא, מִקְצָתָן\nרְעֵבִים וּמִקְצָתָן שְׂבֵעִים.\nגָּמְרוּ שֶׁלֹּא לְעַשֵּׂר, רְעָב שֶׁל\nבַּצֹּרֶת בָּא. וְשֶׁלֹּא לִטּוֹל אֶת\nהַחַלָּה, רְעָב שֶׁל כְּלָיָה בָּא.\nדֶּבֶר בָּא לָעוֹלָם עַל מִיתוֹת\nהָאֲמוּרוֹת בַּתּוֹרָה שֶׁלֹּא\nנִמְסְרוּ לְבֵית דִּין, וְעַל פֵּרוֹת\nשְׁבִיעִית. חֶרֶב בָּאָה לָעוֹלָם,\nעַל עִנּוּי הַדִּין, וְעַל עִוּוּת\nהַדִּין, וְעַל הַמּוֹרִים בַּתּוֹרָה\nשֶׁלֹּא כַהֲלָכָה.<sup>1</sup>",
          "english": "owing to upheavals, wherein <b>certain folk starve and others are sated.</b> 2. <b>If they all resolved not to tithe, a famine of drought arrives,</b> and rain will prove insufficient. 3. If they further <b>resolved not to separate challah</b> while baking bread, <b>a famine of destruction arrives,</b> wherein rain ceases, and even rivers and lakes are dried out. 4. <b>Deadly plagues arrive in the world</b> when people commit sins that <b>according to Torah</b> law call for the <b>death penalty</b> from God, and the Jewish <b>court of law is denied</b> the duty of carrying it out—God sends a plague in its place. <b>Plagues likewise arrive in the world when</b> statutes covering <b>produce</b> raised in the <b>seventh</b> (Sabbatical) year go unheeded. 5. The <b>sword of war arrives upon the world from the anguish</b> judges inflict by postponing proclamation of a <b>verdict; because of</b> judges <b>perverting a verdict; and because of</b> people <b>who</b> expound and <b>teach Torah</b> matters <b>not in keeping with the Jewish law.</b><sup>1</sup>",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "u|mik|tza|TAN ei|NAN me-as|RIN, re-AV\nshel me|hu|MAH ba, mik|tza|TAN\nre-e|VIM u|mik|tza|TAN s've-IM.\nga|me|RU she|LO le-a|SER, re-AV shel\nba|TZO|ret ba. ve|she|LO li|TOL et\nha|cha|LAH, re-AV shel k'la|YAH ba.\nDE|ver ba la-o|LAM al mi|TOT\nha-a|mu|ROT ba|to|RAH she|LO\nnim|se|RU le|VEIT din, ve-AL pe|ROT\nsh'vi-IT. CHE|rev ba-AH la-o|LAM,\nal i|NUI ha|DIN, ve-AL i|VUT\nha|DIN, ve-AL ha|mo|RIM ba|to|RAH\nshe|LO cha|ha|la|CHAH.",
            "orthographic": "u|miq|tza|THAN ʾe|NAN me|ʿaś|śe|RIN, re|ʿAV\nshel me|hu|MAH baʾ, miq|tza|THAN\nre|ʿe|VIM u|miq|tza|THAN śe|ve|ʿIM.\nga|me|RU shel|LOʾ le|ʿaś|śER, re|ʿAV shel\nbat|TZO|reth baʾ. ve|shel|LOʾ liṭ|ṭOL ʾeth\nha|ḥal|LAH, re|ʿAV shel ke|la|YAH baʾ.\nDE|ver baʾ la|ʿo|LAM ʿal mi|THOTH\nha|ʾa|mu|ROTH bat|to|RAH shel|LOʾ\nnim|se|RU le|VETH din, ve|ʿAL pe|ROTH\nshe|vi|ʿITH. ḥE|rev ba|ʾAH la|ʿo|LAM,\nʿal ʿin|NUI had|DIN, ve|ʿAL ʿiv|VUTH\nhad|DIN, ve|ʿAL ham|mo|RIM bat|to|RAH\nshel|LOʾ kha|ha|la|KHAH.",
            "sephardic": "u|miq|tza|TAN e|NAN me|ʿas|se|RIN, re|ʿAV\nshel me|hu|MAH ba, miq|tza|TAN\nre|ʿe|VIM u|miq|tza|TAN se|ve|ʿIM.\nga|me|RU shel|LO le|ʿas|SER, re|ʿAV shel\nbat|TZO|ret ba. ve|shel|LO lit|TOL et\nha|ḥal|LAH, re|ʿAV shel ke|la|YAH ba.\nDE|ver ba la|ʿo|LAM ʿal mi|TOT\nha|a|mu|ROT bat|to|RAH shel|LO\nnim|se|RU le|VET din, ve|ʿAL pe|ROT\nshe|vi|ʿIT. ḥE|rev ba|AH la|ʿo|LAM,\nʿal ʿin|NUI had|DIN, ve|ʿAL ʿiv|VUT\nhad|DIN, ve|ʿAL ham|mo|RIM bat|to|RAH\nshel|LO kha|ha|la|KHAH.",
            "chabad": "u|mik|tzo|SON ei|NON m'as'|RIN, r'OV\nshel m'hu|MOH bo, mik|tzo|SON\nr'ei|VIM u|mik|tzo|SON s'vei-IM.\ngom'|RU she|LOY l'a|SEIR, r'OV shel\nba|TZOY|res bo. v'she|LOY li|TOYL es\nha|cha|LOH, r'OV shel k'lo|YOH bo.\nDE|ver bo lo-oy|LOM al mi|SOYS\nho-a|mu|ROYS ba|toy|ROH she|LOY\nnim|s'RU l'VEIS din, v'AL pei|ROYS\nsh'vi-IS. CHE|rev bo-OH lo-oy|LOM,\nal i|NUI ha|DIN, v'AL i|VUS\nha|DIN, v'AL ha|moy|RIM ba|toy|ROH\nshe|LOY cha|ha|lo|CHOH."
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "ט חַיָּה רָעָה בָּאָה לָעוֹלָם עַל\nשְׁבוּעַת שָׁוְא וְעַל חִלּוּל הַשֵּׁם.\nגָּלוּת בָּא לָעוֹלָם עַל עֲבוֹדָה\nזָרָה,<sup>2</sup> וְעַל גִּלּוּי עֲרָיוֹת, וְעַל\nשְׁפִיכוּת דָּמִים, וְעַל שְׁמִטַּת\nהָאָרֶץ. בְּאַרְבָּעָה פְּרָקִים\nהַדֶּבֶר מִתְרַבֶּה, בָּרְבִיעִית,\nוּבַשְּׁבִיעִית, וּבְמוֹצָאֵי שְׁבִיעִית,\nוּבְמוֹצָאֵי הֶחָג שֶׁבְּכָל שָׁנָה\nוְשָׁנָה. בָּרְבִיעִית, מִפְּנֵי מַעְשַׂר\nעָנִי שֶׁבַּשְּׁלִישִׁית. בַּשְּׁבִיעִית,\nמִפְּנֵי מַעְשַׂר עָנִי שֶׁבַּשִּׁשִּׁית.\nבְּמוֹצָאֵי שְׁבִיעִית, מִפְּנֵי פֵּרוֹת",
          "english": "6. <b>Wild beasts arrive in the world on account of needless oaths</b> that people swear and <b>because of</b> people <b>desecrating God's Name.</b> 7. <b>Exile arrives in the world on account of idol-worship,</b><sup>2</sup> <b>immorality, murder, and for</b> refusing the <b>earth</b> its rest through the <b>Sabbatical</b> year. At <b>four junctures</b> in each seven-year Sabbatical cycle, <b>deadly plagues swell:</b> within the <b>fourth</b> year, within the <b>seventh</b> year, within the year <b>after</b> the <b>seventh</b> year, and <b>every year after</b> Sukkot's <b>Festival</b> concludes. Those plagues swell at those particular junctures for these causes: within the <b>fourth</b> year they swell <b>because of</b> people withholding <b>the tithe</b> from the <b>poor</b> as required <b>in the</b> preceding <b>third</b> year; <b>in the seventh</b> year, they swell <b>because of</b> folk holding back <b>the tithe</b> due the <b>poor</b> as required <b>in the</b> preceding <b>sixth</b> year; <b>in</b> that year <b>after</b> the <b>seventh</b> (Sabbatical) year,",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "ט cha|YAH ra-AH ba-AH la-o|LAM al\nsh'vu-AT shav ve-AL chi|LUL ha|SHEM.\nga|LUT ba la-o|LAM al a|vo|DAH\nza|RAH, ve-AL gi|LUI a|ra|YOT, ve-AL\nsh'fi|CHUT da|MIM, ve-AL sh'mi|TAT\nha-a|RETZ. be-ar|ba-AH p'ra|KIM\nha|DE|ver mit|ra|BEH, ba|re|vi-IT,\nu|vash|vi-IT, uv|mo|tza-EI sh'vi-IT,\nuv|mo|tza-EI he|CHAG sheb|CHOL sha|NAH\nve|sha|NAH. ba|re|vi-IT, mip|NEI ma|SAR\na|NI she|bash|li|SHIT. bash|vi-IT,\nmip|NEI ma|SAR a|NI she|ba|shi|SHIT.\nb'mo|tza-EI sh'vi-IT, mip|NEI pe|ROT",
            "orthographic": "ט ḥay|YAH ra|ʿAH ba|ʾAH la|ʿo|LAM ʿal\nshe|vu|ʿATH shavʾ ve|ʿAL ḥil|LUL has|SHEM.\nga|LUTH baʾ la|ʿo|LAM ʿal ʿa|vo|DHAH\nza|RAH, ve|ʿAL gil|LUI ʿa|ra|YOTH, ve|ʿAL\nshe|fi|KHUTH da|MIM, ve|ʿAL she|miṭ|ṭATH\nha|ʾa|RETZ. be|ʾar|ba|ʿAH pe|ra|QIM\nhad|DE|ver mith|rab|BEH, ba|re|vi|ʿITH,\nu|vas|she|vi|ʿITH, u|ve|mo|tza|ʾE she|vi|ʿITH,\nu|ve|mo|tza|ʾE he|ḥAGH sheb|be|KHOL sha|NAH\nve|sha|NAH. ba|re|vi|ʿITH, mip|pe|NE maʿ|śAR\nʿa|NI sheb|bas|she|li|SHITH. bas|she|vi|ʿITH,\nmip|pe|NE maʿ|śAR ʿa|NI sheb|bas|shis|SHITH.\nbe|mo|tza|ʾE she|vi|ʿITH, mip|pe|NE pe|ROTH",
            "sephardic": "ט ḥay|YAH ra|ʿAH ba|AH la|ʿo|LAM ʿal\nshe|vu|ʿAT shav ve|ʿAL ḥil|LUL has|SHEM.\nga|LUT ba la|ʿo|LAM ʿal ʿa|vo|DAH\nza|RAH, ve|ʿAL gil|LUI ʿa|ra|YOT, ve|ʿAL\nshe|fi|KHUT da|MIM, ve|ʿAL she|mit|TAT\nha|a|RETZ. be|ar|ba|ʿAH pe|ra|QIM\nhad|DE|ver mit|rab|BEH, ba|re|vi|ʿIT,\nu|vas|she|vi|ʿIT, u|ve|mo|tza|E she|vi|ʿIT,\nu|ve|mo|tza|E he|ḥAG sheb|be|KHOL sha|NAH\nve|sha|NAH. ba|re|vi|ʿIT, mip|pe|NE maʿ|SAR\nʿa|NI sheb|bas|she|li|SHIT. bas|she|vi|ʿIT,\nmip|pe|NE maʿ|SAR ʿa|NI sheb|bas|shis|SHIT.\nbe|mo|tza|E she|vi|ʿIT, mip|pe|NE pe|ROT",
            "chabad": "ט cha|YOH ro-OH bo-OH lo-oy|LOM al\nsh'vu-AS shov v'AL chi|LUL ha|SHEIM.\ngo|LUS bo lo-oy|LOM al a|voy|DOH\nzo|ROH, v'AL gi|LUI a|ro|YOYS, v'AL\nsh'fi|CHUS do|MIM, v'AL sh'mi|TAS\nho-o|RETZ. b'ar|bo-OH p'ro|KIM\nha|DE|ver mis|ra|BEH, bor'|vi-IS,\nu|vash'|vi-IS, uv'|moy|tzo-EI sh'vi-IS,\nuv'|moy|tzo-EI he|CHOG sheb'|CHOL sho|NOH\nv'sho|NOH. bor'|vi-IS, mip'|NEI ma|SAR\no|NI she|bash'|li|SHIS. bash'|vi-IS,\nmip'|NEI ma|SAR o|NI she|ba|shi|SHIS.\nb'moy|tzo-EI sh'vi-IS, mip'|NEI pei|ROYS"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "שְׁבִיעִית. בְּמוֹצָאֵי הֶחָג\nשֶׁבְּכָל שָׁנָה וְשָׁנָה, מִפְּנֵי גֵּזֶל\nמַתְּנוֹת עֲנִיִּים.",
          "english": "they swell <b>because of</b> people neglecting the statutes concerning <b>produce</b> of the preceding <b>seventh</b> year; and <b>every year, after</b> Sukkot's <b>Festival</b> concludes, once the harvest season has closed, they swell <b>because of</b> people <b>stealing</b> from the poor by holding back the harvest <b>gifts</b> that were due to be handed to them.",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "sh'vi-IT. b'mo|tza-EI he|CHAG\nsheb|CHOL sha|NAH ve|sha|NAH, mip|NEI GE|zel\nmat|NOT a|ni|YIM.",
            "orthographic": "she|vi|ʿITH. be|mo|tza|ʾE he|ḥAGH\nsheb|be|KHOL sha|NAH ve|sha|NAH, mip|pe|NE GE|zel\nmat|te|NOTH ʿa|niy|YIM.",
            "sephardic": "she|vi|ʿIT. be|mo|tza|E he|ḥAG\nsheb|be|KHOL sha|NAH ve|sha|NAH, mip|pe|NE GE|zel\nmat|te|NOT ʿa|niy|YIM.",
            "chabad": "sh'vi-IS. b'moy|tzo-EI he|CHOG\nsheb'|CHOL sho|NOH v'sho|NOH, mip'|NEI GEI|zel\nmat'|NOYS a|ni|YIM."
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "י אַרְבַּע מִדּוֹת בָּאָדָם: הָאוֹמֵר\nשֶׁלִּי שֶׁלְּךָ וְשֶׁלְּךָ שֶׁלִּי, עַם\nהָאָרֶץ. שֶׁלִּי שֶׁלִּי וְשֶׁלְּךָ\nשֶׁלָּךְ, זוֹ מִדָּה בֵּינוֹנִית, וְיֵשׁ\nאוֹמְרִים זוֹ מִדַּת סְדוֹם. שֶׁלִּי\nשֶׁלְּךָ וְשֶׁלְּךָ שֶׁלָּךְ, חָסִיד.<sup>3</sup>\nשֶׁלְּךָ שֶׁלִּי וְשֶׁלִּי שֶׁלִּי, רָשָׁע.",
          "english": "<b>10 Four kinds are found among people:</b> 1. One who <b>says,</b> \"Let there <b>not be</b> any private <b>ownership; my goods are yours, and your goods are mine</b>\" is an <b>ignorant person.</b> 2. One who says, \"<b>My goods are mine and your goods are yours</b>\"—<b>this is an ordinary</b> character. <b>Certain voices hold it is the character</b> of the city of <b>Sedom,</b> where sharing things or giving charity was a crime. 3. One who says, \"<b>My goods are yours and your goods are also yours</b>\" is a <b>chassid,</b><sup>3</sup> (devoted person), because he exceeds what the law requires by giving and expecting nothing in return. 4. One who says, \"<b>Your goods are mine and my goods are mine</b>\" is <b>wicked</b> because he seeks all for himself while offering nothing in return.",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "י ar|BA mi|DOT ba-a|DAM: ha-o|MER\nshe|LI she|le|CHA ve|she|le|CHA she|LI, am\nha-a|RETZ. she|LI she|LI ve|she|le|CHA\nshe|LACH, zo mi|DAH bei|no|NIT, ve|YESH\no|me|RIM zo mi|DAT s'DOM. she|LI\nshe|le|CHA ve|she|le|CHA she|LACH, cha|SID.\nshe|le|CHA she|LI ve|she|LI she|LI, ra|SHA.",
            "orthographic": "י ʾar|BAʿ mid|DOTH ba|ʾa|DHAM: ha|ʾo|MER\nshel|LI shel|le|KHA ve|shel|le|KHA shel|LI, ʿam\nha|ʾa|RETZ. shel|LI shel|LI ve|shel|le|KHA\nshel|LAKH, zo mid|DAH be|no|NITH, ve|YESH\nʾo|me|RIM zo mid|DATH se|DHOM. shel|LI\nshel|le|KHA ve|shel|le|KHA shel|LAKH, ḥa|SIDH.\nshel|le|KHA shel|LI ve|shel|LI shel|LI, ra|SHAʿ.",
            "sephardic": "י ar|BAʿ mid|DOT ba|a|DAM: ha|o|MER\nshel|LI shel|le|KHA ve|shel|le|KHA shel|LI, ʿam\nha|a|RETZ. shel|LI shel|LI ve|shel|le|KHA\nshel|LAKH, zo mid|DAH be|no|NIT, ve|YESH\no|me|RIM zo mid|DAT se|DOM. shel|LI\nshel|le|KHA ve|shel|le|KHA shel|LAKH, ḥa|SID.\nshel|le|KHA shel|LI ve|shel|LI shel|LI, ra|SHAʿ.",
            "chabad": "י ar|BA mi|DOYS bo-o|DOM: ho-oy|MEIR\nshe|LI shel'|CHO v'shel'|CHO she|LI, am\nho-o|RETZ. she|LI she|LI v'shel'|CHO\nshe|LOCH, zoy mi|DOH bei|noy|NIS, v'YEISH\noym'|RIM zoy mi|DAS s'DOYM. she|LI\nshel'|CHO v'shel'|CHO she|LOCH, cho|SID.\nshel'|CHO she|LI v'she|LI she|LI, ro|SHO."
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "יא אַרְבַּע מִדּוֹת בְּדֵעוֹת: נוֹחַ\nלִכְעוֹס וְנוֹחַ לִרְצוֹת, יָצָא\nהֶפְסֵדוֹ בִּשְׂכָרוֹ. קָשֶׁה לִכְעוֹס\nוְקָשֶׁה לִרְצוֹת, יָצָא שְׂכָרוֹ\nבְּהֶפְסֵדוֹ. קָשֶׁה לִכְעוֹס וְנוֹחַ\nלִרְצוֹת, חָסִיד.<sup>4</sup> נוֹחַ לִכְעוֹס\nוְקָשֶׁה לִרְצוֹת, רָשָׁע.",
          "english": "<b>11 Four kinds of temperaments exist:</b><sup>4</sup> 1. One who is <b>quick to anger and quick to be calmed—his profit exceeds his loss</b> because his anger fades swiftly.",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "יא ar|BA mi|DOT b'de-OT: noach\nlich|OS ve|NOACH lir|TZOT, ya|TZA\nhef|se|DO bis|cha|RO. ka|SHEH lich|OS\nve|ka|SHEH lir|TZOT, ya|TZA s'cha|RO\nbe|hef|se|DO. ka|SHEH lich|OS ve|NOACH\nlir|TZOT, cha|SID. noach lich|OS\nve|ka|SHEH lir|TZOT, ra|SHA.",
            "orthographic": "יא ʾar|BAʿ mid|DOTH be|dhe|ʿOTH: noaḥ\nlikh|ʿOS ve|NOAḥ lir|TZOTH, ya|TZAʾ\nhef|se|DHO biś|kha|RO. qa|SHEH likh|ʿOS\nve|qa|SHEH lir|TZOTH, ya|TZAʾ śe|kha|RO\nbe|hef|se|DHO. qa|SHEH likh|ʿOS ve|NOAḥ\nlir|TZOTH, ḥa|SIDH. noaḥ likh|ʿOS\nve|qa|SHEH lir|TZOTH, ra|SHAʿ.",
            "sephardic": "יא ar|BAʿ mid|DOT be|de|ʿOT: noaḥ\nlikh|ʿOS ve|NOAḥ lir|TZOT, ya|TZA\nhef|se|DO bis|kha|RO. qa|SHEH likh|ʿOS\nve|qa|SHEH lir|TZOT, ya|TZA se|kha|RO\nbe|hef|se|DO. qa|SHEH likh|ʿOS ve|NOAḥ\nlir|TZOT, ḥa|SID. noaḥ likh|ʿOS\nve|qa|SHEH lir|TZOT, ra|SHAʿ.",
            "chabad": "יא ar|BA mi|DOYS b'dei-OYS: noyach\nlich|OYS v'NOYACH lir|TZOYS, yo|TZO\nhef|sei|DOY bis|cho|ROY. ko|SHEH lich|OYS\nv'ko|SHEH lir|TZOYS, yo|TZO s'cho|ROY\nb'hef|sei|DOY. ko|SHEH lich|OYS v'NOYACH\nlir|TZOYS, cho|SID. noyach lich|OYS\nv'ko|SHEH lir|TZOYS, ro|SHO."
          }
        }
      ],
      "footer": [
        {
          "type": "Commentary",
          "text": "1 The Torah contains certain guidelines under which the sages may deduce laws from it. A person who abuses this privilege by explaining the Torah in a way that does not fit with these guidelines has no portion in the World to Come.",
          "marker": "1",
          "attribution": "The Rebbe"
        },
        {
          "type": "Commentary",
          "text": "2 Literally, \"foreign service.\" Everything a Jew does must be for the purpose of serving God. We must avoid doing something that is not for the service of God, even if it is not a sin, because it is considered \"foreign\" to our true service and mission.",
          "marker": "2",
          "attribution": "The Rebbe"
        },
        {
          "type": "Commentary",
          "text": "3 Speech is as important as action when it comes to giving charity. Even a person who has nothing to give to the poor but comforts them with words, by saying, \"What's mine is yours,\" is considered a chassid (devoted person). On the other hand, one who gives charity but embarrasses the recipient by saying, \"What's yours is mine\" is considered wicked.",
          "marker": "3",
          "attribution": "The Rebbe"
        },
        {
          "type": "Commentary",
          "text": "4 The mishnah discusses four types of \"temperaments,\" not four types of conduct. While we are certainly responsible to control our actions, this mishnah is adding that we must also work on improving our natural tendencies and habits.",
          "marker": "4",
          "attribution": "The Rebbe"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
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