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םייח ץפח
Chafetz Chayim .דֹאְמ ָהיֶסָכְנִּמ הרימשה תבוח סרטנוק םירִָבְדּ( אוֹבָת תַשׁרָָפְבּ בוּתָכּ .םירִוּסֲאָה םירִוּבִּדּ יקְֵלֶח לָכִּמ רֹמְשִׁיֶּשׁ הָלִּחְתּ הרָוֹתַּבּ בוּתָכּ אָפוּגּ הֶז אלֲֹה ,הרָוֹאְכִלְו ."ויָתוְֹצִמ לָכּ רֹמְשִׁלְו 'וֹגְו הָלֻּגְס םַעְל וֹל תוֹיְהִל םוֹיּ
Kuntres Chovat HaShemirah הרימשה תבוח סרטנוק
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gather to help, the dog takes off with one loaf and runs away with
his earnings. So too regarding the Yetzer Hara. He traps man by
appearing to be asleep so that the person will let down his guard
against him.” The point of the Midrash is that one’s Yetzer Hara 'ג קרֶֶפּ
deceives man and appears to him to be sleeping so that man will
let down his guard against him until the Yetzer Hara sees that תוֹכָלֲה דוּמִּלְל ַעוּבקָ תֵע וֹל הֶיְהִיֶּשׁ ,רַאֹבְי וֹבּ
this man’s mind is napping and he (this man) is no longer on הֶז ידְֵי לַע וֹל וּפְסוֹתִּיֶּשׁ ,הֶזָל םיִכָיַּשַּׁה םירִָסוּמַּהְו
guard to protect himself against him. He (the Yetzer Hara) will
suddenly appear from his place of ambush and will entrap him. .וֹרוּבֲע רֶשֹׁי יֵציִלְמ יֵפְלַא הָמַּכּ
This literally is what evil people do in their deceit to steal and
rob.
בֵלַּה תַלָבּקְַבּ תיֵשֲׂעַנ אלֹ הרָיִמְשַּׁה רַקִּעְדּ ,דוֹע עַדְו
Therefore one must strengthen oneself not lose sight of guarding טַעְמ םִא ,םוֹי לָכְבּ ַעוּבקָ תֵע וֹל הֶיְהִיֶּשׁ םִא יִכּ ,דַבְלִבּ
oneself (against his Yetzer Hara) specifically regarding the
disciplining of one‘s speech. This is the meaning of the text (Micha קֶלֵח ןַיְנִעְל םיִכָיַּשַּׁה רָסוּמַּהְו תוֹכָלֲהַה דֹמְלִל ,הֵבּרְַה םִאְו
7:5) “guard the opening of your mouth” and if one disciplines רֵתוֹי ,רֵבּדְַל וֹנוֹשְׁלִבּ שֵׁמַּתְּשִׁמ םָדָאָהֶשׁ ירֲֵחַא[ .רוּבִּדַּה
himself he can rest assured that most certainly HaKadosh Baruch
Hu will help him not to fall victim to his Yetzer Hara, as Chazal עדַיֵל ךְירִָצ ,ןֶהיֵנְיְנִעְל םירִָביֵאָה לָכְבּ שֵׁמַּתְּשִׁמ אוּהֶשּׁ הַמִּמ
have taught (Gemara Yomah 38b) “one who attempts to purify תַמְגדְֻו .םֶהָבּ גֵהַנְתִהְל ךְיֵא עדֵַיֶּשׁ ידְֵכּ ,ןֶהָבּ רָתֻּמַּהְו רוּסָאָה
himself will be assisted by Heaven.” Meaning, one who starts to
purify himself will be greatly assisted by Heaven to completely דַע ,הָטיִחְשׁ תוֹכְלִה דיִמָתּ רֹזֲחַל ךְירִָצֶּשׁ ,קדֵוֹבוּ טֵחוֹשַּׁה
achieve his purification. This concept has been taught by Chazal ןֵיַּע ,'א ןָמיִס הָעדֵ הרֶוֹיְבּ רָאֹבְמַכּ .הֶפּ לַעְבּ ןֶהָבּ יקִָבּ אֵהְיֶּשׁ
in Gemara Yomah (39a) in explanation of the pasuk (Vayikrah
11:44) “and sanctify yourselves so that you shall become holy .]ז"ַטַּבּ םָשׁ
(sanctified).” As man begins to sanctify himself a little, they
(Heaven) will greatly sanctify him. Furthermore, our Sages of ו"ט רָבּדְִמַּבּ( קוּסָפַּה לַע ):ג"מ תוֹחָנְמ( ל"ַזֲח וּרְמָאְדּ וֹמְכוּ
blessed memory have said that HaKadosh Baruch Hu said (Shir
HaShirim Rabbah 5:3) “Open up for Me an opening as small תרַיִכְזִדּ ,"םָתוֹא םֶתיִשֲׂעַו 'ה תוְֹצִמ לָכּ תֶא םֶתּרְַכְזוּ" :)ט"ל
as the point of a needle and I will open up for you an opening לַע םיִנֲה ֹּכ תרַוֹתּ( :וּרְמָא דוֹעְו .הֶשֲׂעַמ ידֵיִל הָאיִבְמ תוְֹצִמַּה
as large as the opening to a palace.” The Sefer HaKaneh was
asked the following: “All of Israel should become afflicted with ידְֵי לַעְדּ ,הָנְשִׁמַּה וֹז - "םֶתּרְַמְשׁוּ" :)א"ל ב"כ ארָקְִיַּוְבּ קוּסָפַּה
Tzara’at since the sin of Lashon Hara caused (and continues to הֶזָבּ ביִחרְִה רָבְכוּ .הֶזַּה רָבָדַּה רָמְשִׁנ ,דֵמוֹל םָדָאָהֶשׁ דוּמִּלַּה
cause) Israel’s exile, and the punishment for the sin of Lashon
Hara is Tzara’at. He answered them, yes, poverty is equivalent ,וֹתָמָכְּסַהְבּ אָנְליִוִּמ ל"ַז ןֵה ֹּכַה לֵאְלַצְבּ 'ר לוֹדָגַּה ןוֹאָגַּה
to Tzara’at and he (meaning, Israel) is impoverished and totally אוּה ,ערָָה ןוֹשָׁלְל אוֹבָי אלֶֹּשׁ ,םָדָאָל הָאוּפרְָה רַקִּעְדּ
dependent of the support provided by others.” (Quoted up
until this point). Truthfully, that is the simple meaning of the ,שׁוֹדָקַּה ויִפִּמ יִתְּעַמָשׁ ןֵכְו .ןֶהירְֵסוּמוּ וּלֵּא תוֹכָלֲה דוּמִּלְבּ

83 82 ו קרפ .לֹזְגִלְו םייח ץפח הרימשה תבוח סרטנוק )אָבַּה םָלוֹעָבּ( םיִיַּח ץֵפָחֶה שׁיִאָה יִמ" :)ד"י-ג"י ד"ל םיִלִּהְתּ( ארָקְִדּ הֵּטָשְׁפּ אוּה תֶמֱאֶבוּ .וֹנוֹשְׁל ןאָכּ דַע ,םָדָא ידֵיִבּ רָסְמִנַּה ,יִנָע אוּה ירֲֵהַו ,תַערַָצְכּ תוּיִּנֲעָה הָלוּקְשׁ )ןֵכּ( ,ןיִא :םֶהָל ר