## Sefer HaMiddot, Conflict and Strife, Part II

###### Sefer HaMiddot, Conflict and Strife, Part II 1
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א. עַל־יְדֵי שֶׁדּוֹבְרִים עַל הַצַּדִּיק, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה נִתְגַּבֵּר הַפִּילוֹסוֹפְיָא בָּעוֹלָם וְכֵן לְהֵפֶךְ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Those who talk against the Tzaddik bring to increased [interest in] heretical philosophy in the world. The inverse is also true, [as speaking positively of the Tzaddik decreases the study of heretical philosophy].


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ב. יֵשׁ מְפֻרְסָמִים שֶׁעִקַּר הַפִּרְסוּם שֶׁלָּהֶם נַעֲשָׂה עַל־יְדֵי הַמַּחֲלקֶת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
There are certain well-known people whose fame comes mainly as a result of conflict and dispute.


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ג. עַל־יְדֵי הַמַּחֲלקֶת נוֹפֵל לְתַאֲוַת נִאוּף.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person involved in dispute succumbs to immoral desires.


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ד. מִי שֶׁקָּמִים עָלָיו רַבִּים וְחוֹלְקִים עָלָיו עַל אֱמוּנָתוֹ, וְהוּא עוֹמֵד כְּנֶגְדָּם וְטוֹעֵן כְּנֶגְדָּם דְבָרִים הַנִּתְקַבְּלִים, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה זוֹכֶה לְבָנִים רַבִּים וְהָעוֹלָם נִתְמַלֵּא מִזַּרְעוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever defends his faith against many people who argue against him, countering them with convincing arguments, will, because of this, be worthy of many children. His progeny will fill the world.


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ה. מִי שֶׁנּוֹתֵן עֵינֵי שִׂכְלוֹ תָּמִיד לַחְקר אֶת רָאשֵׁי־הַדּוֹר וּמְעַיֵּן בָּהֶם בְּעֵינָא בִּישָׁא, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה נוֹפֵל לְרָעָב שֶׁלֶּעָתִיד, הַיְנוּ לֹא רָעָב לַלֶּחֶם, וְזֶה "רָעָב" עַ'יִן בְּ'תוֹךְ רַ'ב.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
One who is always scrutinizing the leaders of his generation and examining their behavior with an eye to finding fault will suffer from hunger. “Not a hunger for food” (Amos 8:11), but the hunger of the future, [a hunger for the word of God]. Thus the Hebrew word for hunger, רעב, is formed by placing an ע (*ayin*, which also means “eye”) between the letters רב (“rabbi” or “leader”).


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ו. עַל־יְדֵי צְדָקָה בְּסִבָּה קַלָּה הוּא מַכְנִיעַ אֶת אוֹיְבָיו, וְהַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא מַצִּילוֹ מִסִּבּוֹת גְּדוֹלוֹת שֶׁל אוֹיְבָיו.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
By giving charity, a person can defeat his enemies through minimal means [and effort], as God will save him from even their greatest means [and effort].


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ז. עַל־יְדֵי בִּרְכַּת־הַמָּזוֹן נִתְוַדַּע הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ בָּעוֹלָם. גַּם עַל־יְדֵי בִּרְכַּת־הַמָּזוֹן נִתְיַשֵּׁב הַמַּלְכוּת מִן הַמְּרִיבוֹת וְהַמִּלְחָמוֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Reciting Grace after Meals causes God’s greatness to become known in the world. Grace after Meals also brings the government tranquility from conflict and war.


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ח. מִי שֶׁלִּמּוּדוֹ בַּתּוֹרָה בְּמחִין זַכִּים, שֶׁאֲכִילָתוֹ כָּל־כָּךְ בִּקְדֻשָּׁה, שֶׁנִּזּוֹן מִמָּזוֹן, שֶׁהַמַּלְאָכִים נִזּוֹנִין מִמֶּנּוּ, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה שֹוֹנְאָיו נִדּוֹנִין בְּחֶנֶק. וְסִימָן לַדָּבָר: "וַיְהִי בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי בִּהְיוֹת הַבּקֶר"; "וּבַבּקֶר הָיְתָה שִׁכְבַת הַטָּל"; "וַיְהִי בְּאַשְׁמרֶת הַבּקֶר".

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a person studies Torah with pure thoughts, so that he eats with such holiness that he is nourished by the sustenance of the angels, his enemies are sentenced to strangulation. This is alluded to [by 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” (ibid. 16:13); “And it was at the morning watch...” (ibid. 14:24). (I heard this explanation from the Rebbe’s holy mouth: ‘“And it was on the third day, in the morning’ was said during the Giving of the Torah and refers to a person who studies Torah with pure thoughts. ‘Then in the morning there was a layer of dew’ was said about the manna, the food from which the angels draw sustenance, as our Sages taught (see *Yoma* 75b). ‘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, as our Sages taught (see *Ketuvot* 30b).” Rebbe Nachman learned from one “morning” and applied it to the other, thereby deriving the above {insight} from the Torah.)


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ט. הַצַּעַר וְהַקִּנְטוּר שֶׁיֵּשׁ עַל הֶחָכָם, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה בָּא לִידֵי שִׁכְחָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The affliction and provocation that a sage suffers cause him to forget his learning.


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י. עַל־יְדֵי הַמְּרִיבָה גּוֹרְמִים, שֶׁהַתַּלְמִידִים הַקְּטַנִּים נִתְפַּרְסְמִים קדֶם זְמַנָּם, וְזֶהוּ בְּחִינַת הַפָּלַת נְפָלִים, שֶׁהַוָּלָד יוֹצֵא לַאֲוִיר הָעוֹלָם קדֶם זְמַנּוֹ, וְעַל־יְדֵי זֶה גּוֹרֵם עֲנִיּוּת וְלִפְעָמִים גּוֹרֵם מִיתוֹת, חַס וְשָׁלוֹם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
As a result of quarreling, the less qualified students are accepted into positions of authority prematurely. This corresponds to a miscarriage, to a child being born too early. It leads to poverty and sometimes even death, God forbid.


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יא. לִפְעָמִים אֵין שְׁלוֹם בַּיִת לָאָדָם וְכָל בְּנֵי־בֵיתוֹ בִּקְטָטָה, בְּיָדוּעַ שֶׁיֵּשׁ שֵׁדִים בַּבַּיִת הַגּוֹרְמִין כָּל זֶה, וְעַל־יְדֵי זֶה בָּאִים יִסּוּרִים עַל אַנְשֵׁי בֵּיתוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Sometimes there is no peace in one’s home and all one’s family members are at odds with each other. Clearly, this is because there are evil forces in the house, and as a result his family suffers.


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יב. לִפְעָמִים מְקוֹמוֹ שֶׁל אָדָם גּוֹרֵם לוֹ מְרִיבוֹת, כְּמוֹ שֶׁאֵין שׁוֹאֲלִין בִּשְׁלוֹם חֲבֵרוֹ בִּמְקוֹם הַטִּנּפֶת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person’s location can at times be the cause of the strife he encounters. This is similarly the reason one does not ask after the well-being of a fellow Jew in an unclean place.


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יג. עַל־יְדֵי הַצַּעַר וְהָעַצְבוּת בָּא מְרִיבָה בָּעוֹלָם, וְעַל־יְדֵי הַשִׂמְחָה בָּא שָׁלוֹם בָּעוֹלָם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Grief and depression lead to conflict, whereas joy brings peace to the world.


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יד. הִתְגַּלּוּת הַתּוֹרָה הִיא עַל־יְדֵי הַשָּׁלוֹם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The Torah is revealed through peace.


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טו. הַמַּשָּׂא־וּמַתָּן אוֹ הַמְּלָאכָה שֶׁאָדָם מְיַגֵּעַ בּוֹ בְּיוֹם תַּעֲנִיתוֹ, זֶה הַדָּבָר מַצִּיל אוֹתוֹ מִשּׂוֹנְאִים וּמֵרוֹצְחִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
If, while fasting, a person expends his energy on work or business, it saves him from enemies and murderers.


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טז. מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ שֹוֹנְאִים, קָשֶׁה לוֹ לְכַוֵּן דַּעְתֵּהּ בַּתְּפִלָּה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever has enemies finds it difficult to concentrate while praying.


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יז. מִי שֶׁעוֹשֶׂה פֵּרוּד בֵּין אִישׁ לְאִשְׁתּוֹ, הַיְנוּ שֶׁהוֹלֵךְ לָאִישׁ וּמְיַפֶּה אֶת הָאִשָׁה בִּפְנֵי הַבַּעַל, וְהוֹלֵךְ אֶל הָאִשָּׁה וּמְגַנֶּה אֶת בַּעְלָהּ בְּעֵינֶיהָ, עַד שֶׁנַּעֲשֶׂה פֵּרוּד בֵּינֵיהֶם, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה נַעֲשֲֶׂה טָרוּד בִּמְזוֹנוֹתָיו.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who causes a rift between husband and 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.


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יח. כְּשֶׁהַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא רוֹאֶה אֵיזֶה צַדִּיק, שֶׁיֵּשׁ כּחַ בְּיָדוֹ לְקָרֵב בְנֵי־אָדָם לַעֲבוֹדָתוֹ, אֲזַי מַעֲמִיד עָלָיו שֹוֹנְאִים, כְּדֵי שֶׁיּוּכַל לְקָרֵב בְנֵי־אָדָם, כִּי הַצַּדִּיק שֶׁאֵין לוֹ שֹוֹנְאִים, אֵין יָכוֹל לְקָרֵב, כְּמוֹ בְּעֵת בִּיאַת הַמָּשִׁיחַ יֵשְׁבוּ בְּשַׁלְוָה, וְאָז אֵין מְקַבְּלִים גֵּרִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When God sees that a certain Tzaddik has the ability 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, which a Tzaddik without enemies cannot do. This can be likened to the times of Mashiach, when people will be at peace and coverts will no longer be accepted.


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יט. עַל־יְדֵי הִרְהוּרֵי עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה שֹוֹנְאִים בָּאִים וְנִתְרוֹמְמִים עַל אָדָם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Thoughts of idolatry enable one’s enemies to overcome him.


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כ. מִי שֶׁשּׂוֹנְאָיו נִתְרוֹמְמִים, הוּא נוֹפֵל לְתַאֲוַת אֲכִילָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
One whose enemies are elevated succumbs to a lust for food.


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כא. כְּשֶׁאָדָם מַרְגִּישׁ חִכּוּךְ בְּגוּפוֹ, יֵדַע שֶּׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ שֹוֹנְאִים, וְלִפְעָמִים שֶׁעַל־יְדֵי מַכּוֹת וְחַבּוּרוֹת שֶׁיַּעֲשֶׂה בְּגוּפוֹ, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה נִצּוֹל מִשּׂוֹנְאִים, כִּי זֶה נִתְחַלֵּף בָּזֶה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person whose body itches should realize that he has enemies. Sometimes, the abrasions and scratches he makes on his body [in attempting to relieve the itching] will save him from his enemies; this being in exchange for that.


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כב. יֵשׁ שְׁנֵי צַדִּיקִים, שֶׁאֶחָד דִּבּוּרָיו הֵם בַּחֲרִישָׁה, וְהַשֵּׁנִי דְּבָרָיו בִּקְצִירָה, אוֹ אֶחָד דְּבָרָיו הֲקָמַת הַבְּרִית לְזִוּוּג, וְהַשֵּׁנִי דְּבָרָיו הֵם הַמַּמְשִׁיכִים אֶת הַזֶּרַע וּמְהַוִּים אֶת הַוָּלָד בְּבֶטֶן אִמּוֹ וּמְגַדְּלִין אוֹתוֹ. בְּכֵן כְּשֶׁיֵּשׁ מַחֲלקֶת בֵּין שְׁנֵי צַדִּיקִים הָאֵלּוּ, אַל יִתְעָרֵב זָר בְּתוֹךְ דִּבּוּרִים, שֶׁמְּדַבְּרִים זֶה עַל זֶה, כְּדֵי שֶׁלּא יְקַלְקֵל הַמְכֻוָּן.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
There are two types of Tzaddikim: one whose words are the aspect of plowing, and one whose words are the aspect of reaping. Said otherwise, one Tzaddik’s speech corresponds to the male arousal for marital relations, while the other’s corresponds to drawing the seed into the womb, and fetal conception and gestation. Therefore, when there is a quarrel between these two Tzaddikim, an outsider should not meddle in their verbal exchanges, so as not to ruin the deeper intention.


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כג. מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ שֹוֹנְאִים, יַזִּיר מִן הַיַּיִן, וְעַל־יְדֵי זֶה נַעֲשֲֶׂה ראשׁ לָהֶם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person with enemies should take an oath not to drink wine. This will give him mastery over them.


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כד. סְגֻלָּה לְהִנָּצֵל מִשּׂוֹנְאִים, הֵן שֹוֹנְאִים שֶׁל מַחֲלקֶת הֵן שֹוֹנְאִים שֶׁבַּדֶּרֶךְ, שֶׁמִּתְיָרֵא מֵהֶם, לוֹמַר כָּל הַטְּעָמִים שֶׁבַּתּוֹרָה, דְּהַיְנוּ פַּשְׁטָא מֻנַּח זַרְקָא וְכוּ'.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A *segulah* for a person hoping to be saved from his enemies, whether they are opponents in a dispute or highwaymen whom he fears, is to recite the cantillations that accompany the words of the Torah: *pashta, munach, zarka,* etc.