## Mivchar HaPeninim Chapter 61

###### Mivchar HaPeninim 61:1
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אמר החכם הנוצח ברע נצוח:

**A Choice of Pearls, English translation by B.H. Ascher, London 1859:**
643. AN ignominious victory is a defeat.¹

footnotes:
¹ Or, the attempt to vanquish the vile enslaves.


###### Mivchar HaPeninim 61:2
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ואמר החכם לבנו חפצת לנצוח אדם רע? אמר לו כן. אמר לו אל תנצחנו עד שתהיה רע ממנו:

**A Choice of Pearls, English translation by B.H. Ascher, London 1859:**
644. The sage asked his son, Didst thou ever attempt to vanquish the wicked? Yes, said he. To which the father replied, Attempt it not, for thou wilt succeed only by becoming viler than he.