## Sefer HaMiddot, Advice

###### Sefer HaMiddot, Advice 1
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א. אַל תִּשְׁאַל עֵצָה אֶלָּא מִמִּי שֶׁיּוֹדֵעַ סִתְרֵי תּוֹרָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Seek advice only from someone well versed in the mysteries of the Torah.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Advice 2
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ב. טוֹב לִשְׁאֹל עֵצָה מִזְּקֵנִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
It is good to seek the advice of elders.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Advice 3
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ג. הַנּוֹתֵן לַחֲבֵרוֹ, עֵצָה שֶׁאֵינָהּ הוֹגֶנֶת לוֹ, עַל יְדֵי זֶה נוֹפְלִים לוֹ מַחְשְׁבוֹת עֲבוֹדָה. זָרָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who gives a fellow Jew unsuitable advice will be beset by thoughts of idolatry.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Advice 4
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ד. מִי שֶׁהוּא בַּעַל מַחֲשָׁבוֹת רָעוֹת, אַל תִּקַּח עֵצָה מִמֶּנּוּ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Do not take advice from someone who is full of evil thoughts.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Advice 5
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ה. עַל יְדֵי שֶׁאַתָּה נוֹטֵל עֵצָה מֵהָרַב, עַל יְדֵי זֶה תִּזְכֶּה לִישׁוּעָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
By taking advice from a rabbi, you will be helped.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Advice 6
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ו. כְּשֶׁאַתָּה רוֹאֶה, שֶׁרֵעֶיךָ אֵינָם עוֹזְרִים לְךָ, בְּיָדוּעַ שֶׁאֵין שׁוּם עֵצָה מוֹעִיל לְךָ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When your friends won’t help you, clearly there is no advice that will help you.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Advice 7
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ז. כְּשֶׁאַתָּה עוֹזֵר לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, יוֹעִיל לְךָ עֵצָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When you help other Jews, the advice you receive will be beneficial.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Advice 8
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ח. הָעֵצָה הִיא מְסֻגֶּלֶת יוֹתֵר בַּשָּׂדֶה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Counsel is best taken in open fields.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Advice 9
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ט. הַהוֹלֵךְ אַחַר עֲצַת אִשְׁתּוֹ, נוֹפֵל בְּגֵיהִנֹּם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
He who follows his wife’s advice [in religious matters] will descend into hell.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Advice 10
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י. אַל תִּשְׁאַל עֵצָה אֶלָּא מֵאִישׁ וְלֹא מֵאִשָּׁה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Seek spiritual advice only from a man, and not from a woman.