## Sefer HaMiddot, Anger

###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 1
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א. מִי שֶׁשּׁוֹמֵר אֶת עַצְמוֹ מִכַּעַס, שֹוֹנְאָיו אֵינָם שׁוֹלְטִים עָלָיו.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a person keeps from getting angry, his enemies will have no control over him.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 2
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ב. גַּם יִשְׁכּן בְּבֵיתוֹ, לא יָדוּרוּ אֲחֵרִים בִּמְקוֹמוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
He will reside in his own home, and no one will replace him.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 3
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ג. עַל־יְדֵי הַכַּעַס נִתְבַּזָּה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person’s anger brings him disgrace.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 4
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ד. לא תִּרְתַּח וְלא תֶּחֱטָא.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Avoid becoming enraged and you will not sin.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 5
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ה. כָּל הַכּוֹעֵס – חָכְמָתוֹ וּנְבוּאָתוֹ מִסְתַּלֶקֶת, וַאֲפִלּוּ פּוֹסְקִין לוֹ גְּדֻלָּה מִן הַשָּׁמַיִם, מוֹרִידִין אוֹתוֹ מִגְּדֻלָּתוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Anyone who gets angry loses his wisdom and foresight. Even if he is destined for greatness, he loses that as well.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 6
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ו. הַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא אוֹהֵב לְמִי שֶׁאֵינוֹ כּוֹעֵס וּלְמִי שֶׁאֵינוֹ מַעֲמִיד עַל מִדּוֹתָיו.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The Holy One loves a person who keeps from getting angry, and also one who does not insist on retribution.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 7
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ז. הָרַתְחָן – חַיָּיו אֵינָם חַיִּים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The life of a hot-blooded person is no life at all.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 8
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ח. גַּם כָּל מִינֵי גֵיהִנּם שׁוֹלְטוֹת בּוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
All the punishments of hell rule over him,


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 9
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ט. וְתַחְתּוֹנִיּוּת שׁוֹלֶטֶת בּוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
as do the evil forces of the lower worlds.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 10
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י. שְׁכִינָה אֵינָהּ חֲשׁוּבָה כְּנֶגְדּוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
[A hot-blooded person] has no regard for the Divine Presence.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 11
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יא. וּמְשַׁכֵּחַ תַּלְמוּדוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
He forgets his holy studies,


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 12
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יב. וּמוֹסִיף טִפְּשׁוּת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
and his foolishness increases.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 13
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יג. וּבְיָדוּעַ שֶׁעֲווֹנוֹתָיו מְרֻבִּים מִזְּכֻיּוֹתָיו.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Clearly, his sins outweigh his merits.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 14
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יד. כַּעַס אַחַר אֲכִילָה מַזִּיק מְאד.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Getting angry after eating is physically very harmful.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 15
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טו. כַּעַס שֶׁל אִשָּׁה מַחֲרִיב אֶת הַבַּיִת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A woman’s anger destroys her home.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 16
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טז. עַל־יְדֵי כַּעַס בְּשָׂרוֹ נִכְחָשׁ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who loses his temper humiliates himself.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 17
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יז. סְגֻלָּה לְכַעַס שֶׁיּאכַל פַּת שַׁחֲרִית.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Eating bread for breakfast is a *segulah* for controlling anger.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 18
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יח. אָדָם שֶׁאֵין מִתְלוֹנֵן עַל הַבְּרִיּוֹת, יֵהֵא יָקָר בְּעֵינֵי הַבְּרִיּוֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who does not complain about others gains people’s respect.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 19
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יט. עַל־יְדֵי שֶׁקֶר בָּא כַּעַס.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Falsehood leads to anger.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 20
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כ. מִי שֶׁהוּא כַּעֲסָן, יִדּר נֶדֶר וִישַׁלֵּם תֵּכֶף, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה יְבֻטַּל מִמֶּנּוּ הַכַּעַס.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
An angry person should take a vow and immediately fulfill it. This will eliminate his anger.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 21
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כא. מִי שֶׁמִּסְתַּכֵּל בִּפְנֵי שַׁקְרָן, בָּא לִידֵי כַּעַס.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever looks into the face of a liar loses control of his temper.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 22
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כב. עַל־יְדֵי קִנְאָה בָּא לְכַעַס.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Jealousy leads to anger.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 23
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כג. עַל־יְדֵי כַּעַס מְגָרֶה עַל עַצְמוֹ דִּינִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a person gets angry, he incites harsh judgments against himself.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 24
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כד. עַל־יְדֵי כַּעַס מוֹלִיד בָּנִים שׁוֹטִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Getting angry causes one to have foolish children.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 25
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כה. עַל־יְדֵי כַּעַס נִתְקַצְרוּ יָמָיו.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Anger shortens one’s life.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 26
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כו. סְגֻלָּה לְכַעַס – שֶׁתַּשְׁפִּיל גֵּאִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A *segulah* for eliminating anger is to make a haughty person suffer a downfall.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 27
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כז. כְּשֶׁלּא יִהְיֶה לְךָ כַּעַס, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה תּוּכַל בְּהִסְתַּכְּלוּתְךָ לְהַכְנִיעַ בַּעֲלֵי־גַּאֲוָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When you are devoid of any anger, you can humble the haughty by merely staring at them.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 28
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כח. מִי שֶׁהוּא כַּעֲסָן, בְּיָדוּעַ שֶׁהוּא אוֹהֵב כָּבוֹד, וַאֲפִלּוּ כָּל הַמִּצְווֹת שֶׁעוֹשֶׂה, אֵינוֹ עוֹשֶׂה אֶלָּא בִּשְׁבִיל כָּבוֹד.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
An angry person clearly covets honor, and all his good deeds are only for self-glorification.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 29
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כט. הַכּוֹעֵס עַל עָנִי מְכֻבָּד, כְּאִלּוּ הִקְנִיט אֶת הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a person gets angry at a pauper whom others respect, it is as if he provoked the Holy One.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 30
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ל. גַּם נִתְאַלֵּם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
[Such a person] is struck dumb


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 31
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לא. וְנַעֲשֶׂה מְצרָע.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
and punished with leprosy.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 32
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לב. מִי שֶׁמְּשַׁבֵּר אֶת מִדַּת הַכַּעַס, יִזְכֶּה לְשֵׁם טוֹב.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who breaks his angry nature earns himself a good name.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 33
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לג. לִפְעָמִים בָּא כַּעַס עַל־יְדֵי מַשָּׂא כְּבֵדָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
There are times when a person gets angry as a result of bearing a heavy load.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 34
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לד. עַל־יְדֵי כַּעַס בָּא עַצְבוּת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Anger leads to depression.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 35
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לה. כַּעַס בָּא עַל־יְדֵי הִתְבּוֹדְדוּת שֶׁאֵינוֹ כָּרָאוּי.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
[Even though *hitbodedut* is a very good thing,] improper seclusion leads to anger.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 36
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לו. עַל־יְדֵי הַקְפָּדָה אֵין שָׁלוֹם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Where there is strictness there is no peace.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 37
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לז. עַל־יְדֵי אֲכִילָה נִסְתַּלֵּק הַכַּעַס.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Eating helps a person dismiss anger.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 38
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לח. תִּשְׁמר אֶת עַצְמְךָ מִכַּעַס, בְּיוֹם שֶׁנַּעֲשָׂה לְךָ יְשׁוּעָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Guard yourself against anger, particularly on a day you have been saved from some misfortune.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 39
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לט. עַל־יְדֵי צְדָקָה נִתְבַּטֵּל הַכַּעַס.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Giving charity eliminates anger.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 40
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מ. עַל־יְדֵי הַכַּעַס אִשָּׁה מְקַשָּׁה לֵילֵד.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Anger causes a woman to have difficulty in childbirth.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 41
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מא. הַכַּעַס מַפְחִיד אֶת הָאָדָם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Anger causes a person to become frightened.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Anger 42
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מב. הַכַּעַס מַזִּיק לְהָרְאוּת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Anger harms one’s eyesight.