One of the great things about the Pirkei Avot is the close liaison between the sayings of the Jewish sages, and the Hebrew Bible. There is a great consistency between verse 5, which warns against excessive (not all) conversation with a woman, verse 15, which urges one to 'say little and do much', and verse 17, which states that speaking excessively brings on sin. Tractate Avot: Chapter 5. Category » Tractate Avot (Pirke Avot) Synopsis of Subjects. Sacred Texts. Join our mailing list. By ten sayings the world was created; and why so? Could it not have been created by one saying?

Rabbi [ Judah HaNassi]* would say: Which is the right path for man to choose for himself? Whatever is harmonious for the one who does it, and harmonious for mankind. Be as careful with a minor mitzvah as with a major one, for you do not know the rewards of the mitzvot.

Consider the cost of a mitzvah against its rewards, and the rewards of a transgression against its cost. Contemplate three things, and you will not come to the hands of transgression: Know what is above from you: a seeing eye, a listening ear, and all your deeds being inscribed in a book. Rabban Gamliel the son of Rabbi Judah HaNassi would say: Beautiful is the study of Torah with the way of the world, for the toil of them both causes sin to be forgotten. Ultimately, all Torah study that is not accompanied with work is destined to cease and to cause sin.

Those who work for the community should do so for the sake of Heaven; for then merit of their ancestors shall aid them, and their righteousness shall endure forever. And you, [says G‑d,] I shall credit you with great reward as if you have achieved it. Be careful with the government, for they befriend a person only for their own needs. They appear to be friends when it is beneficial to them, but they do not stand by a person at the time of his distress. He would also say: Make that His will should be your will, so that He should make your will to be as His will. Nullify your will before His will, so that He should nullify the will of others before your will. Hillel would say: Do not separate yourself from the community.

Do not believe in yourself until the day you die. Do not judge your fellow until you have stood in his place.

Do not say something that is not readily understood in the belief that it will ultimately be understood [or: Do not say something that ought not to be heard even in the strictest confidence, for ultimately it will be heard]. And do not say 'When I free myself of my concerns, I will study,' for perhaps you will never free yourself. Mcafee mobile security pro apk - android full cracked 2017. He would also say: A boor cannot be sin-fearing, an ignoramus cannot be pious, a bashful one cannot learn, a short-tempered person cannot teach, nor does anyone who does much business grow wise. In a place where there are no men, strive to be a man. He also saw a skull floating upon the water. Said he to it: Because you drowned others, you were drowned; and those who drowned you, will themselves be drowned.