## Shekel HaKodesh, On Sufficiency

###### Shekel HaKodesh, On Sufficiency 1
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אמר
אשר יסתפק במעט / אנוש עשיר כמו מלך,
ומלך רב ואין די לו / במלכותו כמו הלך.

**Shekel Hakodesh, trans. Hermann Gollancz, London 1919:**
He who with little is well content is rich indeed as a king; and a king, in his greatness, is poor as the pedlar, when his kingdom sufficeth him not.


###### Shekel HaKodesh, On Sufficiency 2
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אשר די לו במתת אל / אנוס עשיר כמו אוצר,
ואיש עשיר ולו אוצר / ואין די לו מאד יצר.

**Shekel Hakodesh, trans. Hermann Gollancz, London 1919:**
He whom God's gifts do suffice is rich enough in store; while he who is rich and hath a store, yet nothing that he gets him sates, is poor, indeed, for he's distressed.


###### Shekel HaKodesh, On Sufficiency 3
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הסתפק באשר לך חלק האל, ואל תבט לזולתך,
התענגה עליו, ועת תשאל, / יפיק ויתן את שאלתך.

**Shekel Hakodesh, trans. Hermann Gollancz, London 1919:**
Be content with that which God to thee hath given, and look not at another's lot; find thy delight in Him, and when thou dost ask, He will grant thee thy request.


###### Shekel HaKodesh, On Sufficiency 4
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מעט מזון מספיק / ויאכיל גם יותיר,
אשרי עינו טובה / ושואל פת חוקו,
ואדם צר עין / ונפש מתאוה,
בעולמו אין די / למלאות את ספקו.

**Shekel Hakodesh, trans. Hermann Gollancz, London 1919:**
How little food sufficeth man! A man will eat and leave thereof. Happy the man who hath no greed, craving but his daily bread! As for the jealous man of lust, the world his wants cannot supply.


###### Shekel HaKodesh, On Sufficiency 5
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מעט חק טרפך אם לא תהי / בא, קבל המעט ממעשיך,
ולא תבוש ותכנע פני איש, / ויהיה באלהים מחסיך.

**Shekel Hakodesh, trans. Hermann Gollancz, London 1919:**
If small as is thy wont, thy ration cometh not to thee, seize upon the little, by thine own efforts gained, rather than be put to shame and humbled before men; let thy trust be ever in thy God.


###### Shekel HaKodesh, On Sufficiency 6
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קח מזמנך מעבירים / ממך
צורך ונזק, ומאס / פת מלך,
כי כל יקר נעלם / כחציר יחלוף,
פתע מהרה בא / ומהר הולך.

**Shekel Hakodesh, trans. Hermann Gollancz, London 1919:**
Take of that which is prepared enough to keep thee from want and harm, and scorn the royal crust; for all thy glory vanisheth, fading as the grass; as suddenly and quickly as it cometh, so quickly doth it go.


###### Shekel HaKodesh, On Sufficiency 7
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מעט ימנעך מבוז וקלון, מאד ייטיב בכל דבר ויערב
לך מיקר ומממון ועושר, לבזיון יביאוך והון רב.

**Shekel Hakodesh, trans. Hermann Gollancz, London 1919:**
A little will keep thee from disgrace and contempt; this little will therefore be better and sweeter than the glamour and mammon, the wealth and great store, that are likely to lead thee to shame and derision.


###### Shekel HaKodesh, On Sufficiency 8
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אל יהי יקר בעיניך / רב הון ועושר לחבריך,
גם אל יהי נבזה לפניך / ממון מעט ישב חדריך.

**Shekel Hakodesh, trans. Hermann Gollancz, London 1919:**
Prize not too dearly thy neighbour's great substance and wealth; nor let the little lot, found in thine own dwelling, be despised of thee.


###### Shekel HaKodesh, On Sufficiency 9
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סדר מזוניך, / יהיה לך מספיק
המחצית מכל דבר / אשר תוציא,
מזון בלי סדר, / כרם בלי גדר,
חציו לכל אדם, / ולך יהי חצי.

**Shekel Hakodesh, trans. Hermann Gollancz, London 1919:**
Order well thy supplies, for by methodical outlay they go twice as far; but without regulation, as a vineyard without fence, half thy food will go to others, and but one half will remain to thee.


###### Shekel HaKodesh, On Sufficiency 10
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אנוש בין אל תבזה בפרוטות, ומידך ללא עז אל תשלם,
הלא הדר כחול הרים גבוהים, קטן (קט?) שרביט עדי יכלם.

**Shekel Hakodesh, trans. Hermann Gollancz, London 1919:**
Be wise, and think not less of the pence; so show not thy full power to the poor in strength. Glory is like the high mountain dust; the beauteous sceptre is lost in an hour.


###### Shekel HaKodesh, On Sufficiency 11
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ספוק וחמוד אויבים לעד ולא יתחבקו יחד ויתחברו,
חד תבחרה מהם אשר בו ישליו כל מפעלותיך ויתגברו.

**Shekel Hakodesh, trans. Hermann Gollancz, London 1919:**
If two foes there be that ne'er join and unite, they are known as contentment and greed; if rest thou wouldst have in the blending of work, choose the former, and thy work will prevaile.


###### Shekel HaKodesh, On Sufficiency 12
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חקור ודרוש והתבונן / אחי, בין
בכל חכמות / ישנות וחדשות,
היש שמחה / כשמחת הלבבות
ואם עושר / כעושר הנפשות.

**Shekel Hakodesh, trans. Hermann Gollancz, London 1919:**
Ye versed in the sciences, ancient and new, having searched and enquired, tell me now: —"Is there a joy that resembles the joy of the heart? Can any wealth equal the wealth of the soul?"


###### Shekel HaKodesh, On Sufficiency 13
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אם לרצונך / אין זמניך,
לבך יהי סמוך / ובטוח,
יזכור מצוק צרות / וצוק עתים
עברו עלי נפשך / ותנוח.

**Shekel Hakodesh, trans. Hermann Gollancz, London 1919:**
Should fortune upon thee not smile, let thy heart be trusty and stayed; remember the hardships and trials, the hard things now past, and thou shalt find rest and repose.


###### Shekel HaKodesh, On Sufficiency 14
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את נפשך מנהיג / יום יום כדי ספקה,
אם לא תבקש לך / יותר עלי חוקה.

**Shekel Hakodesh, trans. Hermann Gollancz, London 1919:**
If thou seekest not more for thyself than is good, thou wilt learn to be content with thy ration of food.


###### Shekel HaKodesh, On Sufficiency 15
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התיאשה מהון לזולתך, / יהיה לך כבוד וגם תפארת,
יאוש לבד חפשי ותקנה האמת לכל ומכל טוב והלא מסחרת.

**Shekel Hakodesh, trans. Hermann Gollancz, London 1919:**
Renounce the thought of another man's wealth, then honour and glory are thine. In renouncing alone there is freedom, better than all things; 'tis better than all merchandise, for by it thou gainest the truth.


###### Shekel HaKodesh, On Sufficiency 16
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אין רשע כמו בצע, / וכן התאזרת,
נפשך חסום אתה / פן תהיה חומדת,
אם לא תהי נושא / במיתת האנוש,
ממך אמונתך / תהי אובדת.

**Shekel Hakodesh, trans. Hermann Gollancz, London 1919:**
There is no sin greater than greed without measure; be girded, and bridle thy soul from desiring. If the loss of a friend thou bewail without measure, e'en thy faith will in time be found to be waning.


###### Shekel HaKodesh, On Sufficiency 17
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בחלקך שמח תמיד / חרד והדבק ביראת אל,
והסתפק בפת לחם,/חרוזיה במניין א ל.

**Shekel Hakodesh, trans. Hermann Gollancz, London 1919:**
Ever rejoice in thy portion, be content with a morsel of food, and with trembling cling to *God*¹"=31, the number of lines in this section.] and His fear.

footnotes:
¹ ["God