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Sefer HaMiddot, Flattery, Part I

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א. עַל־יְדֵי הַחֲנֻפָּה בָּא לִידֵי נִבּוּל־פֶּה, וְהוּא הַדִּין לְהֵפֶךְ.

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

Flattery brings a person to use vulgar language. The inverse is also true, [as proper language keeps one from flattery].

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ב. עַל־יְדֵי חֲנֻפָּה נַעֲשֵׂית אִשְׁתּוֹ אַלְמָנָה וּבָנָיו יְתוֹמִים וְאֵין מְרַחֵם עֲלֵיהֶם.

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

Flattery causes a person’s wife to become a widow and his children to become orphans, and yet no one will show them any mercy.

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ג. עַל־יְדֵי חֲנֻפָּה בָּא פַּחַד.

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

Flattery leads to unfounded fear.

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ד. מִי שֶׁהוֹלֵךְ בַּשּׁוּק וְנוֹפֵל, בְּיָדוּעַ שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ חֲנֻפָּה.

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

A person who falls while walking in public clearly is guilty of flattery.

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ה. עַל־יְדֵי חֲנֻפָּה בָּא כְּאֵב־לֵב.

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

Flattery brings to heartache.

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ו. מִי שֶׁבִּטְחוֹנוֹ עַל אֲחֵרִים, בָּא לִידֵי חֲנֻפָּה.

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

A person who places his trust in others will turn to flattery.

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ז. מִי שֶׁשּׁוֹמֵר אֶת עַצְמוֹ מֵחֲנֻפָּה, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה בָּא לוֹ יְשׁוּעָה.

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

Whoever guards against flattery finds salvation.

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ח. מֻתָּר לְהַחֲנִיף לָרְשָׁעִים בָּעוֹלָם־הַזֶּה.

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

Flattering the wicked is permissible in this world.

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ט. עַל־יְדֵי חֲנֻפָּה נִתְעוֹרֵר הַדִּין.

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

Flattery arouses harsh judgment.

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י. גַּם תְּפִלָּתוֹ אֵינוֹ נִשְׁמַעַת וּמָאוּס בְּעֵינֵי כּל.

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

It also causes a person’s prayers to be rejected, and everyone finds him repugnant.