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Chafetz Chayim םימש דובכ סרטנוק .זֹעָו דוֹב ּ ָכ םיִנְתוֹנ וּנָא .הָבָחרְַה ּ ְב טַעְמ רֵאָבֲאֶשׁ וֹמ ּ ְכ ,הרָוֹתַּה יֵנְיְנִע רָאְשׁ לַעֵמ ,וֹשְׁפַנ תַבֲעוֹתּ ארָקְּ ִנֶשׁ דַע ,דֹאְמ ךְרַ ּ ָבְתִי 'הַל יוּאנָשׂ אוּהֶשׁ ן ּ ָל ּ ֻכִמ רֵתוֹיְבוּ .ויָלָע ןי ּ דִ ררֵוֹעְל ן ּ ֵכ םּ ַג ויָלָ
Kuntres Chovat HaShemirah הרימשה תבוח סרטנוק
14 chapter די קרפ
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provokes anger in the world, as the pasuk states (Eyov 36:13) םיִשָׂי ,שֵׁיַּבְּתִי וֹרֵבֲחֶשׁ רָשְׁפֶאֶשׁ ,קוֹחְשׂ רַבְדּ הֶזיֵא איִצוֹהְל
“The flattering of the heart will provoke anger,” and more than
that, this person’s prayers will not be answered. Furthermore, ָתְּמַשְׂו" :)'ב ג"כ יֵלְשִׁמ( רַמֱאֶנ הֶז ןוֹגְכִבוּ .ויָתָפְשׂ לַע ןֶסרֶ
Rebbe Elazar said – Whoever possesses the character trait of ."'וֹגְו ךֶָעלְֹבּ ןיִכַַּ ּשּׂ
flattery causes the fetuses in their mother’s wombs to curse him, as
the pasuk states (Mishle 24:24) “One who says to the Rasha ‘You םיקְִסוֹעָה תרַוּבֲחַבּ תֶבֶשָׁלִּמ םָדָאָה קֵחרְַתִיֶּשׁ ,ןוֹכָנּ הַמוּ
are a Tzadik,’ people will curse him (Yekivuhu) and the nations
(Le’umim) will be angry at him” [The word ‘Yekivuhu’ comes ןוֹשָׁל :םירִוּמֲח תוֹנוֲֹעֵמ וֹשְׁפַנ ליִצַּי זָאֶשׁ ,הָחיִשׂ ירְֵבדְִבּ
from the root word ‘Kov’ and ‘Leumim” from the root word
‘Leum’] and everywhere the word “Kov” is used, the meaning is .הֶלֵּאָכּ תוֹבּרַ דוֹעְו ,םיִנָפּ תַנָבְּלַה ,תוּנָציֵל ,תוּליִכרְ ,ערָָה
“curse,” as is written in the pasuk (Bamidbar 23:8) “that Hashem 'ר תַאָוַּצ םֵשְׁבּ 'םיִיַּח ץֵפָח' רֶפֵסַּל הָחיִתְפַּבּ רָאֹבְמ רָבְכוּ
did not curse” and the word “Leum” means “fetuses,” as it says
(Beresheet 25:23) “and one nation (Leum) from the other will לַע יאַנְגוּ ערָָה ןוֹשָׁל םירְִבּדְַמֶּשׁ הרָוּבֲחַבֶּשׁ ,לוֹדָגַּה רֶזֶעיִלֱא
take strength.” [The pasuk is referring to the nations that will םֵשְׁבּ הָלְעַמְל םיִבָתְּכִנ ,םירְִבּדְַמ םָניֵאֶשׁ הֶלֵּא ףַא ,םֶהירְֵבַח
descend from Yaakov and Eisav – who at that time were fetuses in
their mother’s womb]. Moreover, Rebbe Elazar said that whoever לֵשָׁכִּי אלֶֹּשׁ ,טֵלָמִּי אלֹ םָשׁ בֵשׁוֹיַּהֶשׁ טרְָפִבוּ ,עַשׁרֶ תרַוּבֲח
possesses the character trait of flattery will fall into Gehinnom. ,םָשׁ תֶבֶשָׁל חרְָכֻמ םִא ,םיִנָפּ לָכּ לַעְו .רוּסָא רוּבִּדּ הֶזיֵאְבּ
Please see that reference in the gemara for more astounding
statements regarding this subject. Therefore, one who wants to .ויָתָפְשׂ אָצוֹמ רֹמְשִׁל וֹשׁארְֹבּ ויָניֵע םָכָחֶה
protect his soul will stay very far away from this.
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The subject of “lies” is explained in the essay “Sfat Tamim,” in
the end of the 6 perek with all of the details that pertain to this הֶארְִי םִאֶשׁ ,אוּהְו .הָפֻּנֲח ירְֵבִדִּמ רֵהָזִּהְל םָדָאָה ךְירִָצ דוֹע
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The subject of “conflict \ controversy” is explained in Sefer דֶגֶנ םיִנוּגֲה םָניֵאֶשׁ םירִָבְדּ רֵבּדְַמ וֹא הֶשׂוֹעֶשׁ ,וֹרֵבֲח תֶא
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Shemirat HaLashon, Sha’ar HaZechirah, the 15 , 16 and 17 קדַָצֶּשׁ ,םירִָבדְִבּ וֹפיִנֲחַמ אָלֶּא ,וֹחיִכוֹמ וֹניֵאֶשׁ יַדּ אלְֹו ,וּהֵערֵ
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chapters with all of the details that pertain to this category of
esur. םיִכְּסַהְל הָבֵתּ הֶזיֵא ףיִסוֹמ םִא וּלִּפֲאַו .וֹרוּבּדְִבּ וֹא וּהֵשֲׂעַמְבּ
Regarding the subject of mockery \ scoffing \ ridiculing, please לַלְכִבּ אוּהְו .אוּה לוֹדָגּ ןוָֹעְו ,אוּה הָפֻּנֲח לַלְכִבּ ,וּהֵשֲׂעַמְל
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see Sefer Shaare Teshuvah by Rabbeinu Yonah (3 sha’ar) from ,םיִנרְָקַּשׁ תַכּ :הָניִכְשַּׁה יֵנְפּ תוֹלְבּקְַמ ןיֵאֶשׁ ,תוֹתִּכּ עַבּרְַא
םָלֻּכְו .ערָָה ןוֹשָׁל ירְֵפַּסְמ תַכּ ,םיִפֵנֲח תַכּ ,םיִנָציֵל תַכּ
43. Quoting in part from the beginning of the 6th perek of the Mazal Elul
English translation of the Chafetz Chayim’s ZT”L Kuntres Sfat Tamim: אלֹ יִכּ" :)ז"ט ג"י בוֹיִּא( רַמֱאֶנֶּשׁ ?ןִיַנִּמ םיִפֵנֲחַו .ארָקְִמ וּדְמָל
And now we will begin the topic begun in the third perek, that one who
wants to save himself from the sin of deceit should constantly think deeply ץֶמִּמ רֶזֶעיִלֱא וּנֵבּרְַו ןוֹאָגּ( םיִנוֹאְגּ הָמַּכְלוּ ."אוֹבָי ףֵנָח ויָנָפְל
about the sin of lying and in so doing he will additionally be saved from the
sin of deceiving. I will address you and say (emphatically) how much a man ,הרָוֹתַּה ןִמ הֶשֲׂעַת אלֹ אוּה )לוֹריִבְגּ ןְבִּא הֹמלְֹשׁ 'רְו תוֹפָסוֹתַּה לַעַבּ

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