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Chafetz Chayim .).ב"כ( תיִנֲעַתְבּ הרימשה תבוח סרטנוק .'וּכְו ןיִזֲחוֹא ןיֵאֶשְׁכּ ןאָכְו ,ןֶהידֵיִבּ sickened by his troubles). and work with him to pull him out of his sorrow so that he won’t become to find, at the very least, a man who will comfort and befriend his son overwhelmed by
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occasion for a year or two. But that is not possible regarding ןוּדָל הָלְעַמ לֶשׁ ןיִדּ תיֵבּ יֵנְפִל וּאוֹבָי םיִשָׁנֲא יֵנְשֶּׁשׁ רַיֻּציִו
these commandments that are dependent on the expression of
one’s speech. Even if this person is Gd fearing, as long as he םיִשָׁנֲאָה יֵנְשֶּׁשׁ אֵצָמִּיְו .בָטוּמְל וֹא בוֹטְל ,םֶהיֵשֲׂעַמ לַע
does not accept upon himself the obligation to discipline his ןָתוּאיקְִבוּ ,הֶוָשׁ םָדוּמִּל ןַמְז ןוֹבְּשֶׁח הָיָהְו ,תֶכֶסַּמ הֶזיֵא וּדְמָל
speech, it is not at all likely that he could save himself from (i.e.,
avoid) speech that is forbidden even for one week. (Occasionally וּלְבּקִ יִנֵשַּׁה תֶאְו ,תוֹפָי םיִנָפּ רֶבֵסְבּ וּלְבּקִ דָחֶאְל .הָוָשׁ
the speech that leaves this person’s mouth will be haughty or םַלוֹע אוּה ה ֹּפ אלֲֹה :רָבָדַּה לַע הַּמָתְו .םַעַז לֶשׁ םיִנָפְבּ
defamatory. And even if one only has thoughts of haughtiness,
HaKadosh Baruch Hu views this with great strictness, as the יִתָעיִגיִו ידִוּמִּל ןַמְז ,ירִֵבֲח םִע הָוָשׁ אלֲֹה יִתוּאיקְִבוּ ,תֶמֱאָה
pasuk states (Mishle 16:5) “Those who have a prideful heart וּנָעְו ?וּנֶּמִּמ יִתיֵנַּתְּשִׁנ ַעוּדַּמוּ ,וּהוֹמָכּ ןֵכּ םַגּ תֶכֶסַּמַּה לַע
are despised by Hashem.” At other times he will speak Lashon
Hara or Rechilut, and occasionally he will lie or mock others. ךָרְֵבֲח תרַוֹתּ ,הֵארְוּ אָנ טֶבַּה .ךְָל תאֹז הָתְיָה ךָדְָיִּמ :וֹל
Occasionally he will use abusive language and occasionally הָאְצָיֶּשׁ הָאְמֻטְבּ הָּתוֹא ָתיִסִּכּ אלֲֹה הָתַּאְו ,קוֹחרֵָמ הרָיִאְמ
speech that embarrasses another person. Occasionally he will
use language that is manipulative (flattering an evil person to לֶבֶהְל ,אְטֵח וֹבּ שֵׁיֶּשׁ ,הֶפּ לֶבֶה הֶמוֹדּ וֹניֵא יִכּ .ךָיֶתָפְשִּׂמ
receive back a favor from him) and on occasion he will use speech ןֵכֶּשׁ לָכְו .םיקִרְָפִל קרַ רַבָע םִא וּלִּפֲאַו ,אְטֵח וֹבּ ןיֵאֶשׁ ,הֶפּ
that invokes Gd’s Name needlessly. Even saying His Name in
a language other than Hebrew is a grave sin. Occasionally he רקֶֶשְׁו תוּליִכרְוּ ערָָה ןוֹשָׁלְבּ דיִמָתּ הָּתוֹא ָתאֵמִטֶּשׁ ,הָתַּא
will use speech that expresses anger, which often will result in .הֶמוֹדַּכְו
argumentation, verbal abuse and other forbidden things. All of
this is alluded to in the statement of the pasuk (Tehilim 49:6) “The
sins that I trample on with my heel will surround me.” Because
of the many ways speech is expressed, one can easily violate
these speech-dependent commandments). It would practically
be a miracle if it happened that one was spared from violating
these laws for a week, but to avoid committing these sins for a
month or for a year would be an impossibility. However, that
would not be the case if one accepted the responsibility to guard
one’s speech. Then most certainly when he says at the end of his
prayers “my Gd, protect my mouth from (saying anything) bad,”
he would be making this request wholeheartedly, that Hashem
Yitbarach should save him from committing sin. Our Chazal
have taught us [Gemara Yomah 38b] (and at the end of the
Amidah recited daily) that one who tries to purify himself (i.e.,
to become a better person) will most certainly receive HaKadosh
Baruch Hu’s assistance not to fall into these sins.

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