1 Therefore by these they were rightly punished, And tortured by a multitude of beasts. 2 Instead of this punishment, dealing favorably with Your own people, You prepared for them delicacies for food, Even quails to arouse their appetite; 3 So that they, desiring food, Due to the ugly sight Read more
1 For Your judgments are great, and cannot be expressed; Therefore beings not instructed have strayed. 2 For when unrighteous men thought to oppress the qodesh nation; They, being shut up in their houses, the prisoners of darkness, And shackled in the bonds of a long night, Lay exiled from Read more
1 Nevertheless, your qodeshim had a very great light, Whose voice they heard, but did not see their shape, They also counted them baruḵ, for they had not likewise suffered. 2 And because of this, they did not harm those by whom they had been wronged before, they thanked them, Read more
1 As for the wicked, wrath came upon them without kindness to their end; For He knew before what they would do; 2 How having allowed them to depart, and sent them away in haste, They would reconsider and pursue them. 3 For while they were still mourning and lamenting Read more
The Prologue: Whereas many and great matters have been delivered to us through the Torah and the neḇi’im and by others that have followed their paths, for which Yisra’ĕl ought to be commended for learning and wisdom; and of which not only the readers need to become competent themselves, but Read more
1 My son, if you come to serve 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, Prepare your being for trial. 2 Prepare your heart, and constantly endure, And do not hasten in time of trouble. 3 Cling to Him, and do not depart, That you may be increased at your latter end. 4 Whatsoever is brought Read more
1 Hear me your father, O children, and do accordingly, that you may be safe. 2 For 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 has given the father esteem over the children, And has confirmed the authority of the mother over the sons. 3 Whoever esteems his father makes an atonement for his sins; 4 And Read more
1 My son, do not rob the poor of his living, And do not allow the needy eyes to wait long. 2 Do not make a hungry being sorrowful; Neither provoke a man in his distress. 3 Do not add more trouble to a heart that is tortured; And do Read more
1 Do not lay your heart upon your goods; And do not say, “I have enough for my life.” 2 Do not follow your own mind and strength, To walk in the ways of your heart: 3 And do not say, “Who shall control me in my deeds?” For 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 Read more
1 Do not become an enemy instead of a friend; For you shall inherit an evil name, shame, and reproach; Even as a sinner that has a double tongue. 2 Do not exalt yourself in the counsel of your own heart; That your being be not torn in pieces as Read more