## Sefer HaMiddot, A House, Part II

###### Sefer HaMiddot, A House, Part II 1
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א. לָדוּר בַּעֲלִיָּה הוּא טוֹב יוֹתֵר לַעֲבוֹדַת הַבּוֹרֵא מִלָּדוּר בְּבַיִת תַּחְתּוֹן.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Living in the upper storey of a house is better for serving God than living in a lower storey.


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ב. לִפְעָמִים בִּנְיַן הַבַּיִת גּוֹרֵם לְאִשָּׁה שֶׁלּא תֵּלֵד, כְּשֶׁהָעֵצִים שֶׁבַּבִּנְיָן אֵינָם מֻנָּחִים כַּסֵּדֶר הַנִּתַּן לָהֶם מִשֵּׁשֶׁת יְמֵי בְרֵאשִׁית, וְאָז הַבַּיִת נִקְרָא הָרוּס אֲפִלּוּ בְּבִנְיָנוֹ, וְהֶהָרוּס הַזֶּה בָּא וּמַזִּיק לָאִשָּׁה וְאֵינָהּ מוֹלֶדֶת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Sometimes, the structure of a house prevents the woman [living there] from bearing children. When the beams in the structure are not positioned in the manner designated for them since the six days of Creation, the house is considered a ruin even while standing. This ruin harms the woman and she cannot bear offspring.


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ג. בְּפֶתַח בֵּיתוֹ שֶׁל אָדָם נִכָּר, אִם תַּמּוּ זְכוּת אֲבוֹתָיו אוֹ אִם חָלָה זְכוּת אֲבוֹתָיו.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
At the entrance of a person’s house one can determine if the owner’s ancestral merit has ceased or if it is still in effect.


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ד. צָרִיךְ לְהִזָּהֵר בְּבִנְיְנֵי הַבַּיִת, שֶׁלּא יִהְיֶה בְּבִנְיָנוֹ עֵץ מֵאִילָנֵי הָעוֹשִׂין פֵּרוֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
One should take care that the wood of a fruit-bearing tree was not used in the construction of his house.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, A House, Part II 5
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ה. הָעֵצִים שֶׁבַּבִּנְיָן, זָכָה אָדָם הֵם בִּבְחִינַת שְׂרָפִים עוֹמְדִים, וְעוֹמֵד הַבִּנְיָן זְמַן רַב, לא זָכָה – הַשְּׂרָפִים נִשְׂרָפִים, וְזֶהוּ הַשְּׂרֵפוֹת דִּשְׁכִיחֵי.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Concerning the beams of a building: If one is worthy, they are like the standing seraphim, and the building will remain standing for a long time. If he is not worthy, the seraphim are consumed; this being a most common reason for fires.


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ו. כְּשֶׁאָדָם בּוֹנֶה חוֹמָה וְנוֹפֵל כִּפָּתוֹ, יֵדַע שֶׁזֶּה סִימָן רַע, חַס וְשָׁלוֹם, לְזַרְעוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
It is a bad sign for one’s offspring when he builds a wall and its top part falls off.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, A House, Part II 7
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ז. אֵין אָדָם נֶהֱנֶה אֶלָּא כְּשֶׁדָּר בַּמָּקוֹם שֶׁדָּרוּ אֲבוֹתָיו.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person has pleasure only when he lives in a place where his ancestors once lived.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, A House, Part II 8
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ח. סְגֻלָּה כְּשֶׁנִּכְנָס לְבַיִת חָדָשׁ לָגוּר, יַכְנִיס לְשָׁם חֶרֶב אוֹ סַכִּין אוֹ שְׁאָר כְּלֵי־זַיִן. וְסִימָן לַדָּבָר: בְּחָכְמָה יִבָּנֶה בַּיִת – כְּ'לֵי חָ'מָס מְ'כֵרוֹתֵיהֶם; חַרְבוֹתֵיהֶם, מְגוּרוֹתֵיהֶם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A *segulah* for a person moving into a new house is to bring into it a sword, a knife, or some other type of weapon. A hint to this is found in the verse, “A house is built with *ChoKhMah* (wisdom)” (Proverbs 24:3); the letters standing for *“Klei Chamas Me’cheiroteihem* (weapons are their wares)” (Genesis 49:5) —*[me’cheiroteihem* referring alternatively to] “their swords” or “their dwelling places.”


###### Sefer HaMiddot, A House, Part II 9
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ט. הַכִּפָּה שֶׁל בַּיִת הוּא סִימָן לַחֲבוּרָה אוֹ מִשְׁפָּחָה מַה שֶּׁיִּקְרֶה לָהֶם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A house’s roof is indicative of what will happen to the group or family living there.