VII. DISEÑO Y MARCO MUESTRAL
7.4 Niveles de inferencia
LEYTZONUT
DERISION AND MOCKERY A
1)
A derisive person will have many accusers exercising their control over him. [His mockery of others will lead him] to be guilty of immoral behavior and cause him to suffer at the hands of a domineering wife.
2)
A derisive person loses his prestige and turns to falsehood, becoming a vagabond to wander from place to place.
3)
Flattery leads to mockery.
4)
Mockery brings suffering.
5)
A derisive person has no wisdom.
6)
A person who behaves derisively is detested by God and man.
7)
Mockery brings destruction by fire.
8)
A person who ridicules the words of the Sages will burn in hell.
9)
All mockery is forbidden other than that which is directed at idolatry.
10)
[The Punishment for] derision and mockery is most severe:beginningwithsufferingandendingindestruction.
11)
A derisive person has his livelihood diminished. He is destined for hell and his mockery brings destruction to the world.
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CONFLICT AND STRIFE MONEY
MISCARRIAGE ANINFORMER
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES THE MESSIAH
CIRCUMCISOR FAME
MERIVA
CONFLICT AND STRIFE A
Victory in battle cannot be achieved when an oath has been broken.
2)
When a person oppresses his friend, God sends him troubles so that he forgets about persecuting his friend.
3)
By reciting the Hallel Prayer, the Holy One will save you from your enemies, 4)
The respect a person shows for the Torah saves him from his enemies.
5)
Praying to God is a necessary preparation for battle.
6)
Any time a person falls from faith, the opposition he brings upon himself comes from a man of importance and wealth.
7)
When a person prays for help against his enemies, he should do so in the morning hours.
8)
You can nullify your enemies' hatred by habitually gazing Heavenward.
9)
A person who forgets the poor cannot succeed.
10)
You should know that when a wicked man persecutes a pauper, it is because of the poor man's pride.
11)
God ignores and hides Himself from a contentious person.
12)
When a person suffers misfortune, his enemies are exalted.
13)
A contentious person suffers forgetfulness.
14)
A person invites conflict when he has the opportunity to perform some mitzvah, but lets it pass unfulfilled,.
15)
When a person quarrels with the Tzaddikim, he has obviously entertained evil thoughts.
16)
Sometimes, it is [a person's] location which causes him to encounter conflict and strife.
17)
A person who has enemies should humble himself, and then God will save him.
18)
A person can defeat his enemies by seeking out any possible opportunity to show them affection.
19)
When a person does not seek revenge against his enemies but focuses on rejoicing in God instead, the Holy One gives him the strength to avenge their wickedness.
20)
Immoral people tend to quarrel with the Tzaddikim.
21)
A person's humility enables him to stand firm in battle, as if he sat [well protected] in a fortress.
22)
A contentious person will be afflicted by incurable diseases.
23)
When litigants turn to a gentile magistrate to adjudicate their dispute, the Holy One afflicts them with an incurable disease.
24)
There are times when the Holy One hardens the heart of the wicked against the Tzaddikim in order to bring about the downfall of the wicked.
25)
One who honors an elderly [sage] is spared [the travail] of war.
26)
By talking to God about the strife which one encounters, a person merits seeing his revenge exacted against his enemies.
27)
Conflict and quarrel bring poverty.
28)
A person who is wont to quarrel with his neighbors will eventually be an object of scorn for his enemies.
29)
One who hears himself shamed and remains silent is considered righteous and the Holy One will protect his soul.
30)
When a person prays with such great fervor that it can be detected on his face, his enemies are subdued and set ablaze.
31)
When a person has been righteous from his youth, he wins the hearts of many. They will lend him their support in any quarrel or conflict that may come against him.
32)
One who leads his friend astray and prevents him from following the path of good, will find himself unable to stand up to his enemies in battle.
33)
By confessing your sins, the evil plans of your enemies will be nullified.
34)
By being quarrelsome, a person shows that [in his heart] he favors sin.
35)
A person who is sparing with his words cannot be overcome by anyone.
36)
Those who quarrel with the righteous and try to prevent them from serving God will suffer defeat. [Eventually, these opponents] will come to look upon themselves with disgust.
37)
Recite Psalm 6 for victory in battle.
38)
God does not allow the person who visits the sick to fall into the hands of his enemies.
39)
When a person has enemies, he should spend his entire day reciting prayers and entreatments - without stopping. By doing so, God will save him and his enemies will be disgraced.
40)
A persecuted person is repaid [for his suffering] with children and grandchildren.
41)
A person who has enemies should ask as many people as possible to pray for him. This will bring him peace from his enemies.
42)
You can be certain that if you have enemies below, you also have adversaries Above.
43)
The study of Torah turns away one's enemies.
44)
Trust in God and your enemies can do you no harm.
45)
By being humble, your enemies will fall into the trap which they had prepared for you.
46)
When a person prays all day, his enemies will be disgraced.
47)
One who brings harm to an enemy of the Tzaddik merits everlasting success.
48)
When people talk against you, study the Agaddah each night.
49)
Two Tzaddikim will only be capable of living harmoniously in the same city if they possess truth.
50)
When a person trusts in God, his enemies will never rejoice in his suffering.
51)
When one does not embarrass his friends, his enemies will never rejoice [in victory]
over him.
52)
When a person has many enemies, it is a sign that the hatred is unjustified. For it is impossible that all their hatred can be vindicated.
53)
When a person has enemies and then one of his friends and confidants also turns against him, it is a sign that those opposing him will fail and suffer defeat.
54)
A person who has faith has no fear of enemies.
55)
Crying out in prayer prevents one's enemies from rejoicing [in their victory] over him.
56)
A person who doesn't know if he will fall into the hands of his enemies or not should look [inward]. If he has fallen from his level of serving God, he can be certain that he is destined for defeat.
57)
To guard against [the adversity of] conflict, one should study the Tractate Sukkah.
58)
When the wicked come together, quarrel ensues.
59)
When you are depressed, even your friends turn against you.
60)
Strife in a person's home only begins when the food runs out.
61)
There are times when God's will is drawn to side with the majority in a dispute between a group of Tzaddikim and a singular Tzaddik; even if the truth is with the lone Tzaddik.
62)
[A person who takes usury for lending money to his fellow Jew is considered wicked].
Once his neighbor [has a right to] call him wicked, this neighbor is free to cut into his means of income, diminishing it by up to a third.
63)
A person would much prefer to die [than to live] without friends or loved ones.
64)
All forms of creation are created male and female - even kings. There are kings who embody the male aspect and kings who embody the female. The Holy One places great distance between them so that they do not [come together and] destroy the world.
65)
Do not give honor to the contentious person, even if he is an accomplished student of the Torah.
66)
Satan can be found wherever there is conflict and dispute.
67)
A person who recites Sh'ma Yisrael morning and evening will not be given over into the hands of his enemies.
68)
When a person studies Torah and performs acts of kindness, he will overcome his enemies.
69)
The oppression which a person suffers transforms him into a fitting sacrifice for God.
70)
Always side with and help the oppressed.
71)
The world only exists on the merit of the person who remains silent in the face of dispute.
72)
When a person forgets even one detail of his studies, it gives rise to opposition against him.
73)
Quarreling with a Tzaddik brings an outbreak of war.
74)
When people talk against someone, this person is in danger of having the evil
inclination overpower him. He should ask for God's compassion to help him withstand this.
75)
The person [whose stubborness makes him] difficult to appease is from the Feminine World.
76)
When confronted by conflict, you should rise early and remain late to study Torah in the House of Learning. If this is not possible, then by praying, you can bring
judgement upon your oppressors and God will see to their downfall. But you must never hand them over to a government official [or the like].
77)
When a person has the right to take revenge against his friend but remains silent instead, the Holy One makes certain that justice is carried out.
78)
Don't argue with someone stronger than yourself, even if he forces you to do something inappropriate. If', however, this person is afraid of the government, take him to an official rather than continuing with this inappropriate action.
79)
Slander causes one to fall in battle.
80)
Refraining from slander brings victory and success.
81)
When a person once studied Torah but has now gone away [from his learning], his enemies will oppress him.
82)
When a woman experiences a show of blood outside her menstrual period, [her husband] should take it as a sign that some animosity has been aroused against him.
83)
Whenever possible, the Tzaddik should use money rather than his own righteousness as a means of overcoming his enemies.
84)
Wherever there is a quarrel, those involved acquire the qualities of Dathan and Aviram [the two men who constant y sought to foment strife against Moses].
85)
When two Tzaddikim are at odds over an issue concerning the good of the Jewish People, there are two corresponding angels in Heaven who also dispute the matter. It takes God Himself to arbitrate between them.
86)
One who hears himself shamed and remains silent nullifies much of the misfortune which he had been destined to suffer.
87)
God always sides with the majority opinion, unless those in the majority are wicked men.
88)
Do not seek to find merit in one who turns others astray.
89)
A dispute between two people [often takes on greater proportions], with each person being supported by others who favor his point of view. Should there then be a decree in Heaven that one of those involved in the dispute must die, the judgement begins with the smallest of them and not with one of the original disputants.
90)
Falling into the hands of one's enemies sometimes saves a person from a decree that would have destroyed all his offspring.
91)
A person who causes another man to distance himself from serving God [is later made to pay for his actions]. There will come a time when his offspring will suffer at the hands of this man's descendants.
92)
When a person is in a position to protest against the actions of wicked men but does not, it is as if he himself was guilty of these evil deeds.
93)
Anyone who takes part in a quarrel transgresses a prohibitive commandment of the Torah and deserves to be punished with leprosy.
94)
Disputing the royal lineage of the House of David makes one liable to be bitten by a snake.
95)
Torah study gives a person [the strength needed] to remain firm in combat.
96)
A person should strengthen himself and use his cunning when battling with his enemies, [yet realize that] God will then do as He sees fit.
97)
Reciting the verse, "And Asa cried out to the Lord, his God, and said, 'It is nothing for You to help, whether the many or those who have no power. Help us, 0 Lord, our God;
for we rely on You and in Your Name we go against the multitude' " (Chronicles 11 14:10), is particularly beneficial for overcoming one's opponents.
98)
A person who does not trust in his God invites struggle and conflict.
99)
Studying the Torah creates a fear in the nations so that they will refrain from waging war against Israel.
100)
When confronted by conflict, recite the words of Yehoshafat, "And he said, 'God, Lord of my fathers ... for our eyes are turned to You,' " (Chronicles 11 20: 6-12).
101)
In time of war one must prepare arms, as is common practice, and not rely on a miracle. The Holy One will then do as He pleases.
102)
When a person chooses a fixed place for prayer he gains control over his enemies.
103)
Never pray that a person die [at God's hand]- even an apostate. It is better that he be killed by another man than by Heavenly intervention.
104)
Never quarrel with a wicked man, especially one upon whom fortune smiles.
105)
You can deny the truth [when it comes from the mouth of a liar]. Such dispute is permitted so that others will not mistakenly follow after him.
106)
Unwarranted hatred brings great stife and conflict into a person's home.
107)
The postponement, distortion or corruption of justice will bring on destruction and great pillage; as will the neglecting of Torah study.
108)
A woman, at the end of her menstruation period, who passes in between two men, causes them to quarrel.
109)
By pacifying his oppressor, the oppressed person arouses harsh judgement against him.
110)
By giving his enemy food to eat, a person causes his adversary to be punished by means of fire.
B 1)
When people talk against the Tzaddik, they cause heretical ideologies to spread in the world. The opposite is also true.
2)
There are certain well-known people whose fame comes essentially as a result of their being part of some conflict and dispute.
3)
A person involved in dispute succumbs to immoral desires.
4)
A person who successfully defends his faith against a majority who argue against him, will, because of this, be worthy of many children; his progeny will fill the world.
5)
A person who is always evaluating the leaders of his generation, analyzing their behavior with an eye towards finding fault, will suffer from hunger. "Not a hunger for food," but the kind that will be evident in future times [viz. a hunger for the word of God]. Hence the Hebrew word :in [hunger]; which is formed by placing an v [ayin, which also means an eye] in between the letters n-i [a rabbi or leader].
6)
By giving charity, a person can defeat his enemies with a minimum of effort, as God will save him from even their greatest attacks.
7)
By reciting the Birkhat HaMazone, God's greatness becomes known in the world. The Birkhat HaMazone also brings one's government a reign free of conflict and wars.
8)
When a person learns the Torah with a pure mind, because he eats with such a degree of holiness that his sustenance is drawn from the sustenance of the angels, his enemies are sentenced to strangulation. This is indicated [in the verses], "And it was on the third day, in the morning..." (Exodus 19:16); "Then in the morning there was a layer of dew" (Exodus 16:13); "And it was at the morning watch..." (Exodus 14:24). (I heard this explanation from his holy lips: "And it was on the third day", was said during the giving of the Torah and refers to the person who learns the Torah with a pure mind.
"Then in the morning, there was a layer of dew," was said about the manna, which is the food from which the angels draw sustenance, as our Rabbis have taught. "And it was at the morning watch," was said at the splitting of the Red Sea when the
Egyptians were drowned, which is an aspect of strangulation. Rabbi Nachman learned from one morning and applied it to the other, thereby deducing the above statement from the Torah.)
9)
The suffering and provocation brought upon a sage cause him to forget his learning.
10)
Quarreling causes the less accomplished students to be accepted into positions of authority, though they are not yet qualified for such. This can be compared to a miscarriage, where the child is born before its time, and it brings about poverty and sometimes even death [in the world].
11)
There are times when the members of one's household are at odds with each other and there is no peace in the home. It should be understood that there are evil forces in t e
house. These forces are behind all the quarreling and it is they who are responsible for the family's suffering.
12)
A person's location can at times be the cause of the strife he encounters; just as it is prohibited to greet one's friend in an unclean place.
13)
Grief and depression lead to conflict, whereas joy brings peace to the world.
14)
The Torah is revealed through peace.
15)
If, while fasting, a person occupies himself with work or business matters, he saves himself from enemies and murderers.
16)
A person who has enemies finds it difficult to concentrate while praying.
17)
A person who causes a rift between a man and his wife talking to the husband about how beautiful his wife is and telling the wife degrading things about her husband will, because of his actions, find it difficult to earn a living.
18)
When God sees that a certain Tzaddik is unable to inspire people to devotional service, He stirs up opposition against him. God does this so that the Tzaddik will indeed succeed in inspiring others, for the Tzaddik who has no enemies cannot do so. This can be compared to the times of Mashiach, when peace will reign and converts will no longer be accepted.
19)
Thoughts of idolatry enable one's enemies to overpower him.
20)
One whose enemies have gained eminence falls into a lust for food.
21)
A person whose body itches should take it as a sign that he has enemies. Sometimes, the marks and scratches he makes on his body [while attempting to relieve the itching]
will save him from his enemies: one being exchanged for the other.
22)
There are two types of Tzaddikim: one whose words resemble the art of ploughing and one whose words are like the art of reaping. Said otherwise, one Tzaddik's speech is the male arousal for marital relations while the other's is the drawing of the seed into the womb, the fetal conception and gestation. When there is a dispute between these two Tzaddikim, an outsider should not mix into their conversation, so as not to destroy the intended design.
23)
A person with enemies should take an oath not to drink wine. This will give him mastery over them.
24)
A segulah for a person hoping to be saved from his enemies, be they opponents or highwaymen whom he fears, is to recite the cantillations which accompany the words of the Torah: pashta, munach, zarka, etc.
MAMONE