רַבִּי לְוִיטָס אִישׁ יַבְנֶה אוֹמֵר, מְאֹד מְאֹד הֱוֵי שְׁפַל רוּחַ, שֶׁתִּקְוַת אֱנוֹשׁ רִמָּה. רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן בֶּן בְּרוֹקָא אוֹמֵר, כָּל הַמְחַלֵּל שֵׁם שָׁמַיִם בַּסֵּתֶר, נִפְרָעִין מִמֶּנּוּ בְגָלוּי. אֶחָד שׁוֹגֵג וְאֶחָד מֵזִיד בְּחִלּוּל הַשֵּׁם:
R. Levitas Ish Yavneh dice: Sii estremamente umile, perché la "speranza" dell'uomo è verme. [Anche se nell'altra metà il corso di mezzo è il migliore, con "orgoglio", non è così, ma bisogna inclinarsi all'estremo della modestia dello spirito. Per l'orgoglio è particolarmente disprezzato. E per di più, la maggior parte degli uomini vi si smarrisce, in modo che le persone non siano disposte a separarsi da esso, pertanto richiede un allontanamento speciale.] R. Yochanan ben Broka dice: Se uno profana il nome del Cielo in segreto, è esigeva da lui all'aperto. Sia gli inconsapevoli che gli astuti sono responsabili della profanazione del Nome.
Shaarei Kedusha
Moreover, our rabbis, of blessed memory, said, “Whosoever desires to become a Chassid should fulfill the words of Pirkei Avot – which speak regarding the acquisition of good character traits. For example, our sages, of blessed memory, said, “Rabbi [Yehudah the Prince] said, “What is the straight path that a person should follow? Everything that is both beautiful to the doer and beautiful to him from others etc.” Akaviah ben Mehalalel said, “Contemplate three matters and you will never come to the possibility of transgressing. Know from whence you came and where you are going and before whom you are destined to give an accounting. From whence did you come? - From a putrid drop. Where are you going? – To a place of dust, maggots and worms. Before whom are you destined to give an accounting? – Before the King, King of kings, The Holy One, Blessed is He. Likewise, Rabbi Levitas of Yavneh said, “Be very, very humble, for the hope of man is maggots.” What Akaviah meant when he said, “and you will never come to the possibility of transgressing” is that you will never be subject to the Yetzer HaRa which causes a person to transgress, because your Yetzer HaRa will cease to be. However, if the Yetzer HaRa still exists and one merely restrains himself by force of willpower, he should have stated, “you will not transgress”.
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