## Sefer HaMiddot, Knowledge of God, Part I

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א. פְּעָמִים הַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא מֵבִיא עַל הָאָדָם דְּבָרִים, כְּדֵי שֶׁיָּבִין מֵהַדְּבָרִים רַחֲמָנוּתוֹ וֶאֱלקוּתוֹ יִתְבָּרַךְ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
There are times when God causes a person to experience certain things so that through them he will appreciate His Godliness and mercy.


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ב. מִי שֶׁמּחוֹ מְבֻלְבָּל, יִהְיֶה רָגִיל בִּתְפִלַּת חֲבַקּוּק הַנָּבִיא.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who is confused should regularly recite the prayer of the prophet Habakkuk (Habakkuk 3:1-9).


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ג. גַּם לִמּוּד שַׁ"ךְ [שִׂפְתֵי־כהֵן] סְגֻלָּה לָזֶה גַּם אֲכִילַת חִטִּים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Studying the Halakhic codifier known as *Siftei Kohen* is also especially beneficial for this; as is eating wheat.


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ד. מְזוֹנוֹתָיו שֶׁל אָדָם מוֹלִידִין טֶבַע בָּאָדָם לְפִי טִבְעָם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The foods that a person eats give rise to a nature in him similar to their own.


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ה. טַעַם דָּגָן מֵבִיא דַּעַת לָאָדָם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The taste of grains brings one a capacity for knowledge.


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ו. חַמְרָא וְרֵיחָנִי פָּקְחִין.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Wine and fragrance sharpen the mind.


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ז. עַל־יְדֵי הַמַּחֲלקֶת אֵין הַדַּעַת מְיֻשֶּׁבֶת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Dispute unsettles the mind.


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ח. אָדָם מִצְטַעֵר מִדָּבָר, הַנִּרְאֶה לָעֵינַיִם יוֹתֵר מֵהַצַּעַר, שֶׁמְּצַעֵר מֵהַיְדִיעָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The suffering a person feels from something he has seen is greater than what he feels from something he knows only intellectually.


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ט. הָעוֹסֵק בַּתּוֹרָה וּבִגְמִילוּת־חֲסָדִים, זוֹכֶה לַהֲבָנָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
One who studies Torah and engages in acts of kindness merits understanding.


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י. עַל־יְדֵי פַּת שַׁחֲרִית נִתְחַכֵּם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Eating bread in the morning makes one wise.


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יא. הַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא מַשְׁרֶה נְבוּאָתוֹ עַל נָבִיא שֶׁל שְׁלִיחוּת בְּהֶפְסֵק, אֲפִלּוּ אֵינוֹ חָכָם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
II The Holy One rests His prophecy on a prophet for a specific mission, even if he is not a person of wisdom.


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יב. הַחֲכָמִים יְכוֹלִים לְהַשִּׂיג בְּחָכְמָה דְּבָרִים הַרְבֵּה שֶׁאֵין בְּשֵׂכֶל הַטֶּבַע לְהַשִּׂיג.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
With their wisdom, the wise are able to ascertain many things that one with normal intellect cannot comprehend.


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יג. הָרוֹצֶה לְהַחְכִּים יַדְרִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
One who desires wisdom should turn southward [while praying],


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יד. כְּשֶׁאָדָם רוֹצֶה לֵידַע אֵיךְ לְהִתְנַהֵג בְּאֵיזֶה דָּבָר, יִפְתַּח סֵפֶר וְיָבִין אֵיךְ לְהִתְנַהֵג.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a person wants to know how to proceed in a particular situation, let him open a holy book and he will understand what to do.


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טו. שֶׁמֶן־זַיִת מְפַקֵּחַ הַלֵּב.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Olive oil makes the heart clever.


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טז. מִי שֶׁהוֹלֵךְ בִּתְמִימוּת, נַעֲשֲׂה מַשְׂכִּיל.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Following the path of simplicity makes one intelligent.


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יז. מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ אֱמוּנָה, זוֹכֶה אַחַר־כָּךְ לַעֲבד אֶת הַשֵּׁם בְּדַעַת גָּדוֹל.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
One who has faith will afterwards merit serving God with great wisdom.


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יח. עַל־יְדֵי יִרְאָה תִּזְכֶּה לְדַעַת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Fear of God will earn you wisdom.


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יט. עַל־יְדֵי הַכָּרַת צַדִּיקִים תִּזְכֶּה לְבִינָה וָדַעַת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Recognizing Tzaddikim will earn you understanding and *daat.*


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כ. מִי שֶׁהוּא הַצְנֵעַ־לֶכֶת – מַחְשְׁבוֹתָיו צְלוּלִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a person conducts himself with modesty, his thoughts are clear.


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כא. מַה שֶּׁרוֹאָה עַיִן, יוֹתֵר נָקֵל לְהָבִין אוֹתוֹ הַדָּבָר.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
It is easier to understand something when one sees it with his own eyes.


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כב. מִי שֶׁיִּשְׁמר אֶת עַצְמוֹ מִבִּשּׁוּלֵי עַכּוּ"ם וּמִנֶּסֶךְ, זוֹכֶה לְחָכְמָה וּמֵבִין בְּכָל סֵפֶר.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever is careful not to eat the cooked foods of gentiles, or drink their wine, merits wisdom and gains understanding in all the holy works.


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כג. מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ גַּאֲוָה, לא יִזְכֶּה לְהָבִין מֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ עַל הַכּל.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A haughty person cannot comprehend God’s sovereignty over everything.


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כד. כְּשֶׁאֵין אַתָּה עוֹשֶׂה חֶסֶד, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה אֵין לְךָ דַּעַת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Not performing acts of kindness causes you to lack *daat.*


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כה. כְּשֶׁאַתָּה עוֹשֶׂה שׁוּם הֶזֵּק, יְדִיעַ לֶהֱוֵי לָךְ שֶׁפָּגַמְתָּ בַּדַּעַת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Being the cause of any sort of damage should make you realize that you have blemished your intellect.


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כו. מִי שֶׁנִּתְגַּלָּה לוֹ אֵיזֶהוּ שֵׂכֶל, בְּיָדוּעַ שֶׁיִּתְרוֹמֵם בִּמְהֵרָה אֵיזֶהוּ הִתְרוֹמְמוּת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
One to whom some insight has been revealed clearly will soon experience some elevation.


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כז. כְּשֶׁעוֹשֶׂה תְּשׁוּבָה בְּכָל לֵב, הַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא נוֹתֵן לִבּוֹ לָדַעַת תַּאֲוָתוֹ וּרְצוֹנוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a person wholeheartedly repents, the Holy One enables his heart to know His desire and will.


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כח. מִי שֶׁלּא תִּקֵּן עֲווֹנוֹתָיו, אֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לֵידַע אֶת הַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who has not rectified his sins cannot truly know God.


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כט. עַל־יְדֵי אֱמֶת תִּזְכֶּה לָדַעַת דֶּרֶךְ הַשֵּׁם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Through truth you will merit knowing the way of God.


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ל. גַּם עַל־יְדֵי הַכְנָסַת־אוֹרְחִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
You can also come to this by being hospitable.


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לא. כְּשֶׁתַּעֲשֶׂה חֶסֶד שֶׁל אֱמֶת עִם צַדִּיקִים, תִּזְכֶּה לָדַעַת, שֶׁכָּל הַדְּרָכִים הֵן תְּפִלָּה הֵן אֲכִילָה הֵן שְׁאָר תַּעֲנוּגִים כֻּלָּם הֵם דֶּרֶךְ הַשֵּׁם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
By performing deeds of true kindness for Tzaddikim, you will merit knowing that all paths—be it prayer, eating, or any of the physical pleasures—are the way of God.


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לב. עַל־יְדֵי רִנָּה שֶׁל שִׂמְחָה תִּהְיֶה בַּר־דַּעַת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Expressing your happiness in song will make you wise.


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לג. מִי שֶׁמְּשַׁלְּמִין לוֹ רָעָה תַּחַת טוֹבָה, הַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא מְרַחֵם עָלָיו וְנוֹתֵן לוֹ שֵׂכֶל גָּדוֹל בַּעֲבוֹדַת הַבּוֹרֵא.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a person is repaid with bad for the good he has done, God shows him mercy and grants him great wisdom in serving the Creator.


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לד. לְפִי הַגְדָּלַת מַעֲשִׂים טוֹבִים שֶׁל אָדָם כֵּן הַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא מַעֲמִיק מַחְשְׁבוֹתָיו שֶׁל אָדָם, הַיְנוּ שֶׁנּוֹתֵן לוֹ מחַ גָּדוֹל.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The more good deeds a person does, the more the Holy One deepens his thought; that is, He gives him a greater mind.