## Sefer HaMiddot, Money, Part II

###### Sefer HaMiddot, Money, Part II 1
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א. שָׁנָה שֶׁהִיא שְׁנַת מַשָּׂא־וּמַתָּן הוּא סִימָן טוֹב לִבְרִיאוּת הַגּוּף.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When the year is one of economic prosperity, it augurs physical health.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Money, Part II 2
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ב. מִי שֶׁלָּהוּט אַחַר עֲבוֹדַת אֲדָמָה, בָּא לִידֵי אֶחָד מִשְּׁלשָׁה; אוֹ לִידֵי שְׁפִיכוּת־דָּמִים אוֹ לִידֵי צָרַעַת אוֹ לִידֵי שִׁכְרוּת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever has an unquenchable desire to work the land will come to one of three things: either shedding innocent blood, or leprosy, or drunkenness.


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ג. עַל־יְדֵי הַיִּרְאָה וְהַחֶסֶד נִצּוֹל מֵאֵשׁ וְזוֹכֶה לְפַרְנָסָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Fearing God and acting kindly to others saves one from being harmed by fire, and he merits earning a living.


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ד. עַל־יְדֵי שֶׁהַדִּין־תּוֹרָה הוֹלֵךְ וְנִתְמַעֵט, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה הַפַּרְנָסָה מִתְמַעֶטֶת וְכֵן לְהֵפֶךְ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A decline in adherence to legal rulings based on the Torah causes a decrease in livelihood. The inverse is also true, [as an increase in adherence to Torah law brings an increase in income].


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ה. עַל־יְדֵי אַסְמַכְתּוֹת נִשְׁפָּע פַּרְנָסָה גְּדוֹלָה לָעוֹלָם. וְזֶה כִּי יֵשׁ כַּמָּה דְּבָרִים, שֶׁלּא מָצִינוּ לָהֶם מִקְרָא מִן הַתּוֹרָה, וְטָרְחוּ חֲכָמֵינוּ, זִכְרוֹנָם לִבְרָכָה, לִמְצא לָהֶם אַסְמַכְתָּא בְּעָלְמָא.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Supportive proofs from the Torah for Rabbinical enactments bring abundant prosperity to the world. This is because there are a number of things for which we find no explicit verse in the Torah on which to base them, and the Sages labored to find some supportive reference [as proof for their enactment].


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Money, Part II 6
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ו. לִפְעָמִים הַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא מִתְפָּאֵר בִּכְשֵׁרִים שֶׁבָּאֻמּוֹת כְּנֶגֶד הַשָּׂטָן, כְּדֵי שֶׁיּוּכַל לִתֵּן פַּרְנָסָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל בְּלִי קִטְרוּג.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The Holy One will at times boast to Satan about a righteous gentile. This is so that God can then provide the Jews with livelihood without any opposition.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Money, Part II 7
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ז. עַל־יְדֵי הִשְׁתּוֹקְקוּת שֶׁאָדָם מִשְׁתּוֹקֵק לִקְבוּרַת אֶרֶץ־יִשְׂרָאֵל, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה נִשְׁפָּע פַּרְנָסָה גְּדוֹלָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a person yearns to be buried in the Land of Israel, he is blessed with abundant livelihood.


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ח. לִסְעֻדַּת מִצְוָה יַטְרִיחַ אָדָם אֶת עַצְמוֹ אֲפִלּוּ בִּבְקִיעַת עֵצִים, וִיכַוֵּן בִּבְקִיעַת עֵצִים שֶׁהוּא בּוֹקֵעַ וּמַפְרִיד הָרַע מֵהַטּוֹב שֶׁבְּעֵץ־הַדַּעַת, וְעַל־יְדֵי זֶה יִזְכֶּה לְפַרְנָסָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person should expend energy on [the preparations for] a meal to be held in honor of some *mitzvah,* even chopping firewood. While chopping, he should have in mind that he is breaking apart and separating the bad from the good in the Tree of Knowledge. By doing so, he merits earning a living.


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ט. עַל־יְדֵי תְּשׁוּבָה הַפַּרְנָסָה בְּנָקֵל.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
By returning to God in repentance, one earns his living easily.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Money, Part II 10
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י. מִי שֶׁמְּקַיֵּם – "יְהִי מָמוֹן חֲבֵרְךָ חָבִיב עָלֶיךָ כְּשֶׁלָּךְ" – עַל־יְדֵי זֶה זוֹכֶה לְהִתְפַּלֵּל בְּכַוָּנַת הַלֵּב.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
One who fulfills “Your neighbor’s money should be as precious to you as your own” (Avot 2:12) merits praying with an attentive heart.


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יא. גָּדוֹל הַנֶּהֱנֶה מִיגִיעַ כַּפּוֹ, שֶׁהוּא מַכִּיר בִּכְבוֹדוֹ שֶׁל מָקוֹם מַה שֶּׁאֵין הַמַּלְאָכִים יוֹדְעִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Living from the fruits of one’s own labor is so great, that one who does so recognizes God’s glory in a way that even the angels cannot.


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יב. לְפִי הַשִּׁנּוּיִים שֶׁנַּעֲשֹוּ בַּמַּלְאָכִים, הַיְנוּ לִפְעָמִים יוֹשְׁבִים, לִפְעָמִים עוֹמְדִים, לִפְעָמִים נָשִׁים, לִפְעָמִים אֲנָשִׁים וְכֵן שְׁאָר הַשִּׁנּוּיִים, כֵּן הַשֶּׁפַע הַבָּא מִן הַשָּׁמַיִם נִשְׁתַּנֶּה, לִפְעָמִים אֵשׁ, לִפְעָמִים מַיִם, לִפְעָמִים אֲבָנִים וְכֵן שְׁאָר הַשְׁפָּעוֹת, וְכָל אֵלּוּ הַשִּׁנּוּיִים נַעֲשִׂים בָּעוֹלָם וּבָאָדָם. גַּם נִשְׁתַּנֶּה רְצוֹנוֹ לְפִי הַשִּׁנּוּיִים, לִפְעָמִים רוֹצֶה כָּךְ וְלִפְעָמִים רוֹצֶה רָצוֹן אַחֵר.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The changes that take place in the angels—sometimes they are sitting and at other times standing, sometimes they appear as women and at other times as men, as well as all the other changes—are mirrored by the changes that take place in the flow of blessing that descends from heaven. Sometimes the blessings appear as fire, at other times as water, or as stone, or as any of the other forms. All of these changes affect both the world and man. A person’s will also alternates according to these changes, so that at times he wants one thing and at other times he wants something else.


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יג. הַפַּרְנָסָה לְפִי הַזִּוּוּג.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
One’s livelihood is in accordance with [the holiness of] one’s marital relations.


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יד. לְפִי הַזְּקֵנִים שֶׁבַּדּוֹר כֵּן הַפַּרְנָסָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The economic prosperity of a generation is in accordance with its elders.


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טו. הָרִבִּית מַפְסִיד הַיִּרְאָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Charging usury causes one to lose his fear of God.


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טז. הַמַּלְוֶה בְּרִבִּית, אֵינוֹ מוֹצֵא מִי שֶׁיְּלַמֵּד עָלָיו זְכוּת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
One who charges usury for lending money will not find anyone willing to speak favorably of him.


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יז. מִי שֶׁשּׁוֹמֵר אֶת עַצְמוֹ מִלַּעֲבר עַל "לא תַחְמד", עַל־יְדֵי זֶה נִצּוֹל מִכַּעַס וּמִגַּאֲוָה וּמֵחֶסְרוֹן אֱמוּנָה, הַבָּאָה עַל־יְדֵי כַּעַס וְגַאֲוָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who is careful not to transgress the prohibition against coveting will be saved from anger and haughtiness, and from the lack of faith that results from these two evil traits.


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יח. עַל־יְדֵי מַשָּׂא־וּמַתָּן בֶּאֱמוּנָה נִתְבַּטְּלִים הַקְּלָלוֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Conducting one’s business affairs faithfully nullifies curses.


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יט. מִי שֶׁצָּרִיךְ לִלְווֹת מֵאֲחֵרִים, הוּא דּוֹמֶה לִבְהֵמָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
One who is obliged to borrow from others is comparable to an animal.


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כ. מִי שֶׁהוּא סַרְסוּר, כְּשֶׁרוֹצֶה לְסַרְסֵר, שֶׁיִּקְנֶה אָדָם גָּדוֹל אֵיזֶהוּ דָּבָר מֵאָדָם פָּחוּת וְרוֹאֶה שֶׁאֵין דְּבָרָיו נִכְנָסִין בְּאָזְנֵי הָאָדָם הַפָּחוּת, שֶׁיִּמְכּר אֶת הַדָּבָר לָאָדָם הַגָּדוֹל, אֲזַי יִתְפַּלֵּל הַסַּרְסוּר, שֶׁיִּכָּנְסוּ דְּבָרָיו בְּאָזְנֵי הַפָּחוּת וְיִמְכּר לָאָדָם הֶחָשׁוּב.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When the agent of someone important cannot convince an ordinary person to sell some object to his client, he should pray that the ordinary person accept the offer and agree to the sale.


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כא. מִי שֶׁהוּא שׁוֹלֵט בְּיִצְרוֹ, בָּנָיו אֵינָם יוֹצְאִים לְתַרְבּוּת רָעָה, וְעַל־יְדֵי זֶה מָמוֹנוֹ נִתְבָּרֵךְ, וְעַל־יְדֵי זֶה לא יָבוֹא לִידֵי נִסָּיוֹן.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a person controls his evil inclination, his children do not follow evil ways. Because of this his money is plentiful, and consequently he will not come to be tested.


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כב. הַדְּרָכִים מְבִיאִין אֶת הָאָדָם לְלָשׁוֹן הָרָע וַעֲבוֹדָה זָרָה וְגִלּוּי־עֲרָיוֹת וּשְׁפִיכוּת־דָּמִים, וְאֵלּוּ הָעֲבֵרוֹת מַפְסִידִין הַפַּרְנָסָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Being on the road brings a person to slander, idolatry, immorality and bloodshed. And these sins diminish one’s livelihood.


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כג. עַל־יְדֵי הַמָּמוֹן שֶׁנּוֹתֵן לַעֲנִיֵּי אֶרֶץ־יִשְׂרָאֵל, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה מָמוֹנוֹ נִתְקַיֵּם בְּיָדוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The charity a person gives to the poor of the Land of Israel causes him to prosper monetarily.


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כד. הַשְּׂרֵפוֹת בָּאִים לָעוֹלָם בִּשְׁבִיל מְעוֹת עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה לְכַלּוֹת אוֹתָם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Fires rage in the world in order to consume the wealth associated with idolatry.


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כה. כְּשֶׁקָּם מֶלֶךְ חָדָשׁ אוֹ שַׂר חָדָשׁ, אֲזַי נִתְחַדֵּשׁ וְנִשְׁתַּנֶּה הַפַּרְנָסָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a new king or minister takes over, people’s livelihood is renewed and changes.


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כו. מִי שֶׁעִסְקוֹ וּמַשָּׂאוֹ־וּמַתָּנוֹ עִם הָאֻמּוֹת בְּעֵת חַגָּם אוֹ אֲפִלּוּ שֶׁלּא בְּעֵת חַגָּם, אֶלָּא שֶׁפַּרְנָסָתוֹ שֶׁמַּעֲמִיד דְּבָרִים לַעֲבוֹדָה זָרָה שֶׁלָּהֶם, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה אִשְׁתּוֹ שׁוֹפַעַת דָּם תֵּכֶף סָמוּךְ לִטְבִילָתָהּ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a person’s livelihood comes from the business he does with gentiles during their holiday season, or even at other times of the year but involves his doing something that strengthens the worship of idolatry, his wife’s menstrual flow will begin soon after her ritual immersion.


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כז. מִי שֶׁעוֹשֶׂה פֵּרוּד בֵּין אִישׁ לְאִשְׁתּוֹ, הַיְנוּ שֶׁהוֹלֵךְ לָאִישׁ וּמְיַפֶּה אֶת הָאִשָּׁה בִּפְנֵי הַבַּעַל, וְהוֹלֵךְ אֶל הָאִשָּׁה וּמְגַנֶּה אֶת בַּעְלָהּ בְּעֵינֶיהָ, עַד שֶׁנַּעֲשֶׂה פֵּרוּד בֵּינֵיהֶם, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה נַעֲשֶׁה 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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כח. מִי שֶׁסְּחוֹרוֹתָיו וְנַחֲלוֹתָיו מְפֻזָּרִים וְאֵינָם בְּמָקוֹם אֶחָד, לִפְעָמִים נִצּוֹל עַל־יְדֵי זֶה מִקְּרִיעָה עַל מֵתוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person is sometimes spared having to rend his garment in mourning because his merchandise and property are spread out and not located in one area.


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כט. הַסּוֹחֵר הַגָּדוֹל שֶׁבָּעִיר הוּא הַנֵּר שֶׁבָּעִיר.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The most successful businessman of a town is the light of the town.