## Sefer HaMiddot, Fear of God, Part I

###### Sefer HaMiddot, Fear of God, Part I 1
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א. מִי שֶׁאֵינוֹ חָכָם בְּעֵינֵי עַצְמוֹ, יָכוֹל לָבוֹא לְיִרְאָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who does not consider himself clever can become God-fearing.


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ב. מִי שֶׁמְּקרָב אֶל הַזָּקֵן וְסוֹבֵל כַּעֲסוֹ, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה זוֹכֶה לְיִרְאָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever is close to an elder and endures his wrath is rewarded with the fear of God.


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ג. כְּשֶׁנִּזְדַּמֵּן לְיָדוֹ אֵיזֶה גְּמִילוּת־חֶסֶד, וְאֵינוֹ גּוֹמֵל, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה נוֹפֵל מִיִּרְאָתוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a person is given the opportunity to perform an act of kindness and fails to carry it out, his fear of God diminishes.


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ד. מִי שֶׁמְּמַעֵט בְּשִׂיחָה, יִזְכֶּה לְיִרְאָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever keeps his conversing to a minimum merits fearing God.


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ה. מִי שֶׁמְּדַבֵּר וּמֵסִית אֶת חֲבֵרוֹ לְיִרְאַת־שָׁמַיִם, כָּל הַדִּבּוּרִים שֶׁמּוֹצִיא מִפִּיו, בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁמְּדַבֵּר עִם חֲבֵרוֹ, נַעֲשֲֶׂה מִמֶּנּוּ סֵפֶר.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
All the words a person speaks in order to convince a fellow Jew to be God-fearing are transformed into a holy book.


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ו. מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ יִרְאַת־שָׁמַיִם דְּבָרָיו נִשְׁמָעִין.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The words of a God-fearing person are heeded.


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ז. בְּכִיָּה עַל מִיתַת אָדָם כָּשֵׁר הִיא חֲשׁוּבָה כְּמוֹ יִרְאַת־שָׁמַיִם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Crying over a devout person’s death is as important as the fear of God.


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ח. יִרְאַת־הַשֵּׁם תּוֹסִיף לָאָדָם יוֹתֵר מִמַּה שֶּׁמַּזָּלוֹ מְחַיֵּב וְהוּא הַדִּין לְהֵפֶךְ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The fear of God brings a person more than his *mazal* would dictate. The inverse is also true, [as a lack of fear will diminish his good fortune].


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Fear of God, Part I 9
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ט. עַל־יְדֵי שִׁמּוּשׁ צַדִּיקִים יָבוֹא לְיִרְאַת־שָׁמַיִם וְהוּא הַדִּין לְהֵפֶךְ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Attending to the needs of the Tzaddikim brings one to fear God. The inverse is also true, [as not assisting the Tzaddikim diminishes one’s fear].


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Fear of God, Part I 10
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י. הַבּוּשָׁה מֵבִיא לִידֵי יִרְאַת־חֵטְא.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Humility leads to the fear of sin.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Fear of God, Part I 11
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יא. זְכוּת הַיִּרְאָה עַד אֶלֶף דּוֹר.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Reward for the fear of God lasts a thousand generations.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Fear of God, Part I 12
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יב. מִי שֶׁאֵינוֹ מַנִּיחַ בֵּן אוֹ תַּלְמִיד, זֶה נִקְרָא לא יְרֵא־אֱלקִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who leaves neither a son nor a student is said to be lacking the fear of God.


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יג. הַכִּסּוּי שֶׁל הָראשׁ מֵבִיא לִידֵי יִרְאָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Wearing a head covering leads to the fear of God.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Fear of God, Part I 14
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יד. אָדָם שֶׁהֲמוֹן עַם מִתְבָּרְכִין בּוֹ, בְּיָדוּעַ שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ יִרְאַת־שָׁמַיִם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When people bless each other by saying, “May you be like so and so,” clearly that individual fears God.


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טו. מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ יִרְאַת־שָׁמַיִם, יָכוֹל לְשַׁבֵּר אֶת לֵב הַמִּתְגָּאִין.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
One who is God-fearing is able to break another person’s haughtiness.


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טז. וּמַמְשִׁיךְ אֶת הַשְּׁכִינָה בָּעוֹלָם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
He draws the Divine Presence into the world.


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יז. וּבָא לִידֵי הַכְנָעָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
[One’s fear of God] brings him humility,


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יח. גַּם הַמֵּסִית לא יָכוֹל לְהָסִית אוֹתוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
and no one can lure him away [from God].


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יט. מִי שֶׁדָּבוּק תָּמִיד בְּיִרְאַת הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ, הַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא עוֹשֶׂה לוֹ נִסִּים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The Holy One performs miracles for a person who always cleaves to the fear of God.


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כ. מִי שֶׁמְּקֻשָּׁר תָּמִיד בְּיִרְאַת־הַשֵּׁם, וְאֵינוֹ שָׁכוּחַ מִמֶּנּוּ, מוֹחֲלִין לוֹ כָּל עֲווֹנוֹתָיו.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who constantly binds himself to the fear of God and is always conscious of Him is forgiven for all his sins.


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כא. מִי שֶּׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ יִרְאַת־שָׁמַיִם, בְּוַדַּאי יִשְׁמַע לְקוֹל הַצַּדִּיקִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who is God-fearing will certainly listen to the Tzaddikim.


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כב. גַּם יָבוֹא לְמִדַּת הַבִּטָּחוֹן.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
He will also attain trust in God.


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כג. עַל־יְדֵי יִרְאָה הַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא נוֹתֵן לוֹ שָׁלוֹם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Those who fear God, He rewards with peace.


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כד. מִי שֶׁאֵין בּוֹ יִרְאָה, אֵינוֹ הוֹלֵךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ הַשֵּׁם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who lacks the fear of God does not follow in His ways.


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כה. עַל־יְדֵי יִרְאָה, יָבוֹא לֶאֱמֶת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Through fear of God one attains truth.


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כו. מִי שֶּׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ יִרְאָה אֵינוֹ נוֹפֵל מִגְּדֻלָּתוֹ וְהוֹלֵךְ וְגָדֵל.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A God-fearing person never falls from his spiritual level, but consistently advances.


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כז. מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ חָכְמַת אֱלקִים בְּלִבּוֹ, הָעָם יִירְאוּ מִלְּפָנָיו.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a person has the wisdom of God in his heart, people revere him.


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כח. מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ יִרְאָה, כְּשֶׁבָּא פַּחַד לָעוֹלָם הוּא לא יִפְחַד, אֲבָל גַּם יִשְׂמַח.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When something happens that frightens everyone, the God-fearing person remains unafraid. He even sees this thing as a reason to rejoice.


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כט. מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ יִרְאָה, בְּוַדַּאי, יַכְנִיעַ אֶת עַצְמוֹ לִפְנֵי הַצַּדִּיק.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A God-fearing person will certainly humble himself before the Tzaddik.


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ל. עַל־יְדֵי גַּאֲוָה אֵין יִרְאָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Haughtiness prevents a person from fearing God.


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לא. לְיִרְאָה תֵּלֵךְ לַמִּקְוֶה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
To acquire the fear of God, go to the *mikvah.*


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לב. עַל־יְדֵי קְדֻשַּׁת הַשֵּׁם תָּבוֹא לְיִרְאָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
By sanctifying God’s Name you will come to fear Him.


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לג. הַפְּשָׁעִים מְסִירִין אֶת הַיִּרְאָה מִנֶּגֶּד עֵינָיו.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person’s sins remove the fear of God from him.


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לד. מִי שֶׁאֵינוֹ נוֹתֵן אֶל לִבּוֹ יוֹם הַמִּיתָה, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה אֵין לוֹ יִרְאָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever does not think about the day of death consequently has no fear of God.


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לה. כְּשֶׁאָדָם נוֹפֵל מִיִּרְאָתוֹ, בְּיָדוּעַ שֶׁדָּנִין אוֹתוֹ לְמַעְלָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a person’s fear of God diminishes, clearly he is being judged on high.


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לו. עַל־יְדֵי מַתָּנָה שֶׁנּוֹתְנִין לַצַּדִּיקִים זוֹכִין לְיִרְאָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
By giving gifts to the Tzaddikim one is rewarded with God-fearingness.


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לז. גַּם שַׁ"י [שְׁלשׁ מֵאוֹת וָעֶשֶׂר] טְבִילוֹת מְסֻגָּלִין לְיִרְאָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Immersing in a *mikvah* 310 times is a *segulah* for achieving the fear of God.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Fear of God, Part I 38
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לח. הַחֵשֶׁק שֶׁחוֹשֵׁק הָאָדָם לַעֲשֹוֹת מִצְוָה הוּא סִימָן שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ יִרְאָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The desire that a person shows for performing a *mitzvah*indicates that he is God-fearing.