Victory in battle cannot be achieved when an oath has been broken.

When anyone persecutes a fellow Jew, God brings evil upon him so that he forgets that other person and stops persecuting him.

By reciting the Hallel prayer, the Holy One will save you from your enemies.

The respect a person shows for the Torah saves him from his enemies.

Praying to God is a necessary preparation for battle.

Any time a person falls from faith, the opposition he brings upon himself comes from an individual of importance and wealth.

A person who prays for help against his enemies should do so in the morning hours.

Repeatedly gazing heavenward will nullify your enemies’ hatred.

When a person forgets the poor, he cannot be victorious.

You should know that when a wicked person persecutes a pauper, it is because of the pauper’s pride.

God ignores a contentious person and hides His face from him.

When a person suffers misfortune, his enemies are exalted.

A contentious person experiences forgetfulness.

A person invites conflict when he has the opportunity to perform some mitzvah, but lets it pass unfulfilled.

One who quarrels with the Tzaddikim clearly has entertained evil thoughts.

There are times when it is one’s location that causes him to encounter conflict and strife.

Whoever has enemies should humble himself, and this will cause God to save him.

A person with enemies can rid himself of them by seeking every way possible to show them affection.

When a person does not seek revenge against his enemies, but instead focuses on rejoicing in God, the Holy One gives him the strength to avenge their wickedness.

Immoral people tend to be in conflict with the Tzaddikim.

A person’s humility causes him not to fear in battle, as if he was sitting inside a fortress.

A contentious person will be afflicted with incurable diseases.

When litigants turn to a gentile magistrate to adjudicate their dispute, the Holy One afflicts them with an incurable disease.

There are times when the Holy One hardens the hearts of the wicked against the Tzaddikim so that the wicked suffer a downfall.

Whoever honors an elderly sage is saved from war.

Whoever tells God of his strife merits seeing his revenge exacted against his enemies.

Conflict and quarrel bring poverty.

A person who quarrels with his fellow Jews will in the end be an object of scorn for his enemies.

One who hears himself shamed and remains silent is considered righteous, and the Holy One will protect his soul.

When a person prays with such great fervor that it can be detected on his face, his enemies are defeated and set ablaze.

A person who has been good and upright from his youth wins the hearts of many. They will lend him their support in any quarrel or conflict against him.

Whoever leads a fellow Jew astray and prevents him from following the path of good will not be able to overcome his enemies in battle.

By confessing your sins, the evil plans of your enemies will be nullified.

A quarrelsome person clearly favors sin.

A person who is sparing with his words cannot be overcome by anyone.

Those who quarrel with the righteous and want to prevent them from serving God will suffer defeat and be repugnant to themselves.

To be victorious in battle, recite Psalm 6, “upon the *sheminit-*instrument.”

When a person visits the sick, God does not hand him over to his enemies.

Whoever has enemies should spend his entire day reciting prayers and entreaties, without stopping. As a result, God will save him, and his enemies will be disgraced.

A person who is persecuted is rewarded with children and grandchildren.

A person with enemies should ask numerous people to pray for God to show him mercy. This will bring him peace from his enemies.

When you have enemies below, clearly you also have enemies on high.

The study of Torah turns away one’s enemies.

By trusting in God, your enemies will not be able to harm you.

By being humble, your enemies will fall into the trap that they set for you.

When a person prays all day, disgrace will come to his enemies.

Whoever brings harm to an enemy of a Tzaddik merits always being victorious.

When people talk against you, study Aggadah nightly.

Two Tzaddikim cannot live harmoniously in the same city unless they both possess truth.

When a person trusts in God, his enemies will never rejoice in his suffering.

When one never embarrasses a fellow Jew, his enemies will never rejoice [in victory] over him.

The hatred of many enemies is clearly unjustified, since it is impossible for all of them to be avenged.

When a person has enemies and then one of his friends and confidants also turns against him, it is a sign that those opposing him will fail and suffer defeat.

Whoever has faith has no fear of enemies.

Crying out in prayer prevents one’s enemies from rejoicing [in victory] over him.

A person with enemies who is uncertain whether he will fall into their hands should look inward. If he has fallen from his level of serving God, he can be certain that he is destined for defeat.

To guard against conflict, study the tractate Sukkah.

When the wicked come together, quarrel ensues.

When you are depressed, even your loved ones turn against you.

Strife is not found in a person’s home until the food runs out.

There are times when God will side with a group of Tzaddikim in their dispute against a single Tzaddik. Even if the truth is with the lone Tzaddik, the Tzaddikim draw God’s favor to them.

[Charging usury for lending money to a fellow Jew is considered wicked.] The borrower may then call him wicked, and is permitted to cut into his means of income, diminishing it by up to a third.

A person would rather die than have no friends and loved ones.

All things are created male and female, even kings. There are kings who embody the male aspect, and kings who embody the female aspect. They Holy One distances one from the other so that they do not [come together and] destroy the world.

Do not honor a contentious person, even if he is an accomplished Torah scholar.

Satan is found wherever there is conflict and dispute.

A person who fulfills the obligation to recite Shema Yisraelmorning and evening will not be handed over to his enemies.

When a person studies Torah and performs acts of kindness, his enemies suffer defeat at his hands.

The persecution that a person suffers transforms him into a fitting sacrifice for God.

Always side with the oppressed and help them.

The world exists only in the merit of a person who seals his mouth in a time of dispute.

When a person forgets a single detail of his studies, opposition rises up against him.

Quarreling with a Tzaddik leads to an outbreak of war.

When people talk against a person, the evil inclination is able to overpower him. He must ask for God’s compassion regarding this.

A person who is difficult to appease is from the Feminine World.

When confronted by conflict, you should arrive early to the study hall and stay late in order to study Torah. If this is not possible, then through prayer you can bring judgment upon your oppressors and God will see to their downfall. You must never hand them over to a government official.

When a person has the right to take revenge against a fellow Jew but instead remains silent, the Holy One makes certain that he sees justice.

Don’t argue with someone stronger than yourself, even if he forces you to do something improper. If, however, that person is afraid of a government official, report him to that official rather than doing that which is improper.

Slander causes a person to fall in battle.

Whoever refrains from speaking slander will be victorious.

Studying Torah and then stopping causes one’s enemies to persecute him.

When one’s wife experiences a show of blood outside her menstrual period, clearly some animosity has been aroused against him.

Wherever possible, the Tzaddik should use money rather than his righteousness as a means for overcoming his enemies.

All participants in a quarrel have in them sparks from the souls of Datan and Aviram, [the two men who repeatedly sought to foment strife against Moses].

When two Tzaddikim are at odds over an issue concerning the good of the Jewish people, you should know that there are two corresponding angels in heaven that also dispute the matter. It takes God Himself to arbitrate between them.

Whoever hears himself shamed and remains silent eliminates many of the evils that were meant for him.

God consistently sides with the majority opinion. But if the majority is comprised of wicked individuals, His opinion does not follow theirs.

We do not seek merit in one who turns others astray.

When two people disagree, each is often supported by others who side with his point of view. Should there then be a decree in heaven that one of those involved in the dispute must die, the judgment begins with the least of them and not with one of the original disputants.

There are times when being handed over to one’s enemies saves a person from a decree that would have destroyed all his offspring.

When one person causes another to distance himself from serving God, his offspring will suffer at the hands of the other’s descendants.

When a person is in a position to protest against the actions of the wicked but does not, it is as if he himself was guilty of their evil deeds.

Whoever takes part in a quarrel transgresses a prohibitive commandment of the Torah and deserves to be punished with leprosy.

Whoever disputes the royal lineage of the house of David deserves to be bitten by a snake.

Torah study enables one to remain firm in combat.

A person should take courage against his enemies and use cunning in battling them. God will then do as He sees fit.

A segulah when encountering conflict is to recite the verse: “And Asa cried out to God, his Lord, and said ‘It is nothing for You to help, whether the many or those who have no power. O God, our Lord, help us for we rely on You and in Your Name we go against the multitude’” (2 Chronicles 14:10).

A person who does not trust in his God invites battles and conflicts.

Studying Torah instills fear into the nations so that they refrain from waging war against the Jews.

When encountering conflict, recite the words of Yehoshafat, “And he said, ‘God, Lord of my fathers...for our eyes are turned to You’” (2 Chronicles 20:6-12).

In a time of war one must prepare arms, as is common practice, and not rely on a miracle. The Holy One will then do as He pleases.

When a person chooses a fixed place for prayer, he defeats his enemies.

Never pray that a person die, even an apostate. It is better that he be killed by the hand of man than through Heaven’s intervention.

Never provoke a wicked person, especially one upon whom fortune smiles.

It is permitted to disavow the truth and even dispute it in order to keep the world from being led astray by a wicked person.

Unwarranted hatred brings great strife and conflict into a person’s home.

The postponement, distortion or corruption of justice bring to destruction and much pillaging, as does neglecting the study of Torah.

When a woman at the end of her menstruation period passes in between two men, it causes them to quarrel.

Pacifying one’s persecutor arouses harsh judgment against him.

Giving one’s enemies food to eat causes them to be sentenced to punishment by fire.