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Chafetz Chayim Chovat HaShemirah
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In this chapter I will discuss why man should think תוֹגָהְנַהְו תוֹכָלֲה ,םיִטרְָפּ
carefully about how to attain merit to acquire .ל"ַנַּה םירִָבְדּ הרָָשֲׂע ןַיְנִעְבּ
mitzvot that are a majority over his aveirot.

,לָלְכּ ךְרֶדְֶבּ םירִָבְדּ הרָָשֲׂעָה ןַיְנִעְבּ וּנרְַבִּדּ ה ֹּכ דַע הֵנִּה
I also wanted to say something to bring to your attention another
matter. Our sages of blessed memory have said (Gemara ,םֵהָה םיִנָיְנִעָל תוֹכָיַּשֶּׁשׁ ,תוֹיִּטרְָפּ תוֹכָלֲה רֵאָבְנ הָתַּעְו
Kedushin 40b) that man should constantly see the world as being
half meritorious and half culpable. Man should also see himself .דָחֶא דָחֶא םרֲֵאָבְנוּ
as being half meritorious and half culpable and if he performed
only one more mitzvah he would be praised because he tilted
both himself and the entire world to the side of merit. But if םֵשְׁכּ :):ח"נ( אָעיִצְמ אָבָבְבּ ןַניִסרְָגּ .םירִָבְדּ תַאָנוֹא
he performed just one more sin, woe unto him because he tilted :וֹל רַמאֹי אלֹ .םירִָבדְִבּ הָאָנוֹא ךְָכּ ,רָכְּמִמוּ חָקִּמְבּ הָאָנוֹאֶשׁ
himself and the rest of the entire world to the side of culpability.
The (author of) Sefer Chareidim relates an incident involving our וֹחירְִטַמוּ וּהֵנַּאְמֶּשׁ[ ,חַקִּל הֶצוֹר וֹניֵא אוּהְו ?הֶז ץֶפֵח הָמַּכְבּ
sage and teacher, Yosef Victura, who was very ill, close to death רֹכְז ,וֹל רַמאֹי אלֹ ,הָבוּשְׁתּ לַעַבּ הָיָה םִא .]םָנִּח םירִָבדְִבּ
and drifting in and out of consciousness. He saw two men who
were weighing his merits and liabilities and they were equally רֹכְז ,וֹל רַמאֹי אלֹ ,םירִֵגּ ןֶבּ אוּה םִא .םיִנוֹשׁארִָה ךָיֶשֲׂעַמ
balanced. Immediately he aroused and strengthened himself and
took a pair of Tefilin and put them on. Immediately he began to אלְֹו הֶנוֹת אלֹ רֵגְו" :)'כ ב"כ תוֹמְשׁ( רַמֱאֶנֶּשׁ ,ךָיֶתוֹבֲא הֵשֲׂעַמ
be cured and emerged from death to life since he tilted the scales רוּסָא ,הָחָפְּשִׁמ םַגְפּ וֹל שֵׁיֶּשׁ ,לֵארְָשִׂי ןיִדַּה אוּהְו ."וּנֶּצָחְלִת
(of life) to the side of merit. (Quoted up until this point).
ןיֵבְל וֹניֵבּ וּלִּפֲא ,רוּסָא הֶז לָכְו .ויָתוֹבֲא הֵשֲׂעַמְבּ וֹתוֹזַּבְל
Our Chazal taught this lesson in their times, and all the more
so (is it relevant) in our times when the troubles of our times .ןָמּקְַלדְִכוּ םיִנָפּ תַנָבְּלַהְדּ רוּסִּא םַגּ אָכּיִא םיִבּרְַבִדּ ,וֹמְצַע
are practically overwhelming (lit., have risen up to the sky) and :)ז"י ה"כ ארָקְִיַּו( ןָנָבּרַ וּנָתּ ,):ח"נ אָעיִצְמ אָבָבּ( ארָָמְגַּבּ אָתיִאְו
every eye is tear-filled without letup before our Father in Haven.
It is well known to all that all of Heaven’s Gates are closed בוּתָכַּה םירִָבְדּ תַאָנוֹאְבּ ,"וֹתיִמֲע תֶא שׁיִא וּנוֹת אלְֹו"
shut except for the Gate of Tears which is not closed and most תַאָנוֹאְבּ אָלֶּא וֹניֵא וֹא ,םירִָבְדּ תַאָנוֹאְבּ רֵמוֹא הָתַּא .רֵבּדְַמ
assuredly that On High there are many thousands of Ministering
Angels that advocate merit for Israel. The One Who Told His רָכְּמִמ וּרְכְּמִת יִכְו" :)ד"י ה"כ ארָקְִיַּו( רֵמוֹא אוּהֶשְׁכּ ,ןוֹמָמ

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