# Shekel HaKodesh · שקל הקדש

12th-century rhyming work of short maxims based on Mivchar HaPeninim.

## Contents

- **[Prelude](https://torahlm.org/Shekel%20HaKodesh/s/Prelude)** (8 segments)
- **[On Wisdom](https://torahlm.org/Shekel%20HaKodesh/s/On%20Wisdom)** (59 segments)
- **[On Humility](https://torahlm.org/Shekel%20HaKodesh/s/On%20Humility)** (20 segments)
- **[On Abstinence](https://torahlm.org/Shekel%20HaKodesh/s/On%20Abstinence)** (38 segments)
- **[On Modesty and Shame](https://torahlm.org/Shekel%20HaKodesh/s/On%20Modesty%20and%20Shame)** (10 segments)
- **[On Self Denial](https://torahlm.org/Shekel%20HaKodesh/s/On%20Self%20Denial)** (22 segments)
- **[On Man's Confidence and Despair](https://torahlm.org/Shekel%20HaKodesh/s/On%20Man's%20Confidence%20and%20Despair)** (10 segments)
- **[On Deliberation and Endurance](https://torahlm.org/Shekel%20HaKodesh/s/On%20Deliberation%20and%20Endurance)** (15 segments)
- **[On Sufficiency](https://torahlm.org/Shekel%20HaKodesh/s/On%20Sufficiency)** (17 segments)
- **[On Kindness and Charity](https://torahlm.org/Shekel%20HaKodesh/s/On%20Kindness%20and%20Charity)** (15 segments)
- **[On Poverty and Asking Help](https://torahlm.org/Shekel%20HaKodesh/s/On%20Poverty%20and%20Asking%20Help)** (20 segments)
- **[On Silence and Speaking Opportunely](https://torahlm.org/Shekel%20HaKodesh/s/On%20Silence%20and%20Speaking%20Opportunely)** (25 segments)
- **[On Truth](https://torahlm.org/Shekel%20HaKodesh/s/On%20Truth)** (7 segments)
- **[On Companionship and Association](https://torahlm.org/Shekel%20HaKodesh/s/On%20Companionship%20and%20Association)** (51 segments)
- **[On the Testing of Friends, their Indulgence, and Forgiveness](https://torahlm.org/Shekel%20HaKodesh/s/On%20the%20Testing%20of%20Friends,%20their%20Indulgence,%20and%20Forgiveness)** (22 segments)
- **[On Discernment and Manners](https://torahlm.org/Shekel%20HaKodesh/s/On%20Discernment%20and%20Manners)** (10 segments)
- **[On Keeping a Secret](https://torahlm.org/Shekel%20HaKodesh/s/On%20Keeping%20a%20Secret)** (11 segments)
- **[On Kingship](https://torahlm.org/Shekel%20HaKodesh/s/On%20Kingship)** (12 segments)
- **[On Stupidity, Pride, and Folly](https://torahlm.org/Shekel%20HaKodesh/s/On%20Stupidity,%20Pride,%20and%20Folly)** (14 segments)
- **[On Jealousy](https://torahlm.org/Shekel%20HaKodesh/s/On%20Jealousy)** (9 segments)
- **[On Hypocrisy, Slander, and Evil Neighbors](https://torahlm.org/Shekel%20HaKodesh/s/On%20Hypocrisy,%20Slander,%20and%20Evil%20Neighbors)** (13 segments)
- **[On Visiting Friends and the Sick, and on Nuisances in Visiting](https://torahlm.org/Shekel%20HaKodesh/s/On%20Visiting%20Friends%20and%20the%20Sick,%20and%20on%20Nuisances%20in%20Visiting)** (15 segments)
- **[Last Chapter of the Book; Collection of Maxims](https://torahlm.org/Shekel%20HaKodesh/s/Last%20Chapter%20of%20the%20Book%3B%20Collection%20of%20Maxims)** (17 segments)

Version (He): Shekel Hakodesh, London 1919 (License: Public Domain)

Version (En): merged

Hebrew: 8,126 words; English: 16,458 words.