Sefer HaMiddot, Compassion and Mercy, Part II

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א. בִּשְׁבִיל שֶׁאֵין מְבַקְשִׁין רַחֲמִים עַל חֲבֵרוֹ, עַל יְדֵי זֶה נוֹפֵל לִתְפִיסָה. וְתִקּוּן לִתְפִיסָה שֶׁיְּפַרְנֵס אֵיזֶהוּ בַּעֲלֵי חַיִּים.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

Not pleading for mercy for a fellow Jew causes a person to fall into captivity. He can make amends by providing food for some living creature.

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ב. כְּאֵב הַשִּׁנַּיִם בָּא עַל יְדֵי אַכְזָרִיּוּת עַל בַּעֲלֵי חַיִּים.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

A person suffers a toothache because he has been cruel to animals.

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ג. סְגֻלָּה לְהָסִיר הָעַצְבוּת עַל יְדֵי הָרַחֲמָנוּת.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

Compassion is a segulah for eliminating depression.

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ד. צָרִיךְ לִשְׁמר אֶת עַצְמוֹ מִלְּצַעֵר אֶת בַּעֲלֵי חַיִּים, כִּי יַזִּיק לוֹ.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

A person should avoid inflicting pain upon living creatures, as this will bring him harm.