Quoting%20commentary for Pirkei Avot 4:16

רַבִּי יַעֲקֹב אוֹמֵר, הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה דּוֹמֶה לִפְרוֹזְדוֹר בִּפְנֵי הָעוֹלָם הַבָּא. הַתְקֵן עַצְמְךָ בַפְּרוֹזְדוֹר, כְּדֵי שֶׁתִּכָּנֵס לַטְּרַקְלִין:

R. Yaakov says: This world is like a corridor to the world to come. Ready yourself in the corridor so that you merit entering the palace [of the King].

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