## Sichot HaRan Chapter 114

###### Sichot HaRan 114:1
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עַכְשָׁו בְּנָקֵל יוֹתֵר לַעֲמֹד בְּנִסָּיוֹן, כִּי הָרִאשׁוֹנִים שֶׁעָמְדוּ בְּנִסָּיוֹן כְּבָר שָׁבְרוּ כָּל־כָּךְ קְלִפָּה הַזֹּאת שֶׁל תַּאֲוָה זוֹ.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
Nowadays, it is easier to resist temptation. When people of earlier times withstood temptation, its evil husks were broken.


###### Sichot HaRan 114:2
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עַד שֶׁעַכְשָׁו בְּקַל יְכוֹלִים לַעֲמֹד בְּנִסָּיוֹן, וַאֲפִלּוּ אִישׁ פָּשׁוּט לְגַמְרֵי יָכוֹל עַכְשָׁו לַעֲמֹד בְּנִסָּיוֹן.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
It then becomes easier for others to withstand it. People have already withstood many temptations, making it easier for the average person today.


###### Sichot HaRan 114:3
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וְעַל־כֵּן אָמְרוּ רַבּוֹתֵינוּ ז"ל (סַנְהֶדְרִין יט:): "תָּקְפּוֹ שֶׁל יוֹסֵף עַנְוְתָנוּתוֹ שֶׁל בֹּעַז וְתָקְפּוֹ שֶׁל בֹּעַז עַנְוְתָנוּתוֹ שֶׁל פַּלְטִי בֶּן לַיִשׁ".

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
The Talmud states, “What Joseph overcame with strength was a small matter for Boaz. What Boaz overcame with strength was a small matter for Palti ben La-ish” (*Sanhedrin* 19b).


###### Sichot HaRan 114:4
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כִּי תֹּקֶף הַנִּסָּיוֹן שֶׁל יוֹסֵף הַצַּדִּיק (בְּרֵאשִׁית לט) הָיָה דָּבָר קַל וּפָשׁוּט אֵצֶל בֹּעַז שֶׁהָיָה אַחֲרָיו (רוּת ג).

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
It took great strength for Joseph to resist the temptation of Potiphar’s wife (Genesis 39:8). When Boaz found himself alone with Ruth in the middle of the night (Ruth 3:8), it was much easier for him to overcome this temptation. Joseph had already broken its power.


###### Sichot HaRan 114:5
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וְכֵן תֹּקֶף הַנִּסָּיוֹן שֶׁל בֹּעַז הָיָה קַל וּפָשׁוּט אֵצֶל פַּלְטִי (שְׁמוּאֵל־א כה). כִּי כָּל מִי שֶׁהָיָה אַחֲרוֹן יוֹתֵר הַנִּסָּיוֹן קַל אֶצְלוֹ יוֹתֵר כַּנַּ"ל.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
When Saul gave David’s wife Michal to Palti ben La-ish (I Samuel 25:44; II Samuel 3:15), Palti ben La-ish lived with her for a long time and faced even greater temptation than Boaz. But here again, it was easier to overcome this temptation, for Boaz had already paved the way.


###### Sichot HaRan 114:6
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וְעַל־כֵּן עַכְשָׁו בְּנָקֵל לַעֲמֹד בְּנִסָּיוֹן, אֲפִלּוּ אִישׁ פָּשׁוּט לְגַמְרֵי כַּנַּ"ל.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
As the years pass, it becomes easier to resist temptation and for the average person to withstand it.