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Hebrew Bible, Proverbs, 10.2


לֹא־יוֹעִילוּ אוֹצְרוֹת רֶשַׁע וּצְדָקָה תַּצִּיל מִמָּוֶת׃Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivereth from death.


כֶּסֶף נִבְחָר לְשׁוֹן צַדִּיק לֵב רְשָׁעִים כִּמְעָט׃Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivereth from death.


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1. Hebrew Bible, Proverbs, 11.4 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)

11.4. לֹא־יוֹעִיל הוֹן בְּיוֹם עֶבְרָה וּצְדָקָה תַּצִּיל מִמָּוֶת׃ 11.4. Riches profit not in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivereth from death."
2. Hebrew Bible, Isaiah, 41.2 (8th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

41.2. לְמַעַן יִרְאוּ וְיֵדְעוּ וְיָשִׂימוּ וְיַשְׂכִּילוּ יַחְדָּו כִּי יַד־יְהוָה עָשְׂתָה זֹּאת וּקְדוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּרָאָהּ׃ 41.2. מִי הֵעִיר מִמִּזְרָח צֶדֶק יִקְרָאֵהוּ לְרַגְלוֹ יִתֵּן לְפָנָיו גּוֹיִם וּמְלָכִים יַרְדְּ יִתֵּן כֶּעָפָר חַרְבּוֹ כְּקַשׁ נִדָּף קַשְׁתּוֹ׃ 41.2. Who hath raised up one from the east, At whose steps victory attendeth? He giveth nations before him, And maketh him rule over kings; His sword maketh them as the dust, His bow as the driven stubble."
3. Anon., Leviticus Rabba, 34.2 (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE)

34.2. דָּבָר אַחֵר, וְכִי יָמוּךְ אָחִיךָ, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב (משלי יט, יז): מַלְוֵה ה' חוֹנֵן דָּל, אָמַר רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר כְּתִיב (תהלים קלו, כה): נֹתֵן לֶחֶם לְכָל בָּשָׂר, בָּא זֶה וְחָטַף לוֹ אֶת הַמִּצְוָה, אָמַר הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא עָלַי לְשַׁלֵּם לוֹ גְּמוּלוֹ, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב (משלי יט, יז): וּגְמֻלוֹ יְשַׁלֶּם לוֹ. רַבִּי תַּנְחוּמָא אָמַר לָהּ בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי חִיָּא בַּר אַבָּא רַבִּי נַחְמָן אָמַר לָהּ בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי יוּדָן בְּרַבִּי שׁ'ִמְעוֹן וְרַבָּנָן בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן לָקִישׁ, אִלְמָלֵא מִקְרָא כָּתוּב אִי אֶפְשָׁר לְאָמְרוֹ, כִּבְיָכוֹל דַּרְכּוֹ שֶׁל לֹוֶה לִהְיוֹת עֶבֶד לַמַּלְוֶה, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב (משלי כב, ז): וְעֶבֶד לֹוֶה לְאִישׁ מַלְוֶה, רַבִּי פִּנְחָס בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי רְאוּבֵן אָמַר כָּל מִי שֶׁנּוֹתֵן פְּרוּטָה לֶעָנִי הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא נוֹתֵן לוֹ פְּרוּטוֹת, וְכִי פְּרוּטָה נוֹתֵן לוֹ וַהֲלוֹא לֹא נוֹתֵן לוֹ אֶלָּא נַפְשׁוֹ, הָא כֵיצַד הָיְתָה כִּכָּר בְּעֶשֶׂר פְּרוּטוֹת וְעָנִי עוֹמֵד בַּשּׁוּק וְאֵין בְּיָדוֹ אֶלָּא תִּשְׁעָה וּבָא אֶחָד וְנָתַן לוֹ פְּרוּטָה וְנָטַל כִּכָּר וַאֲכָלָהּ וְשָׁבַת נַפְשׁוֹ עָלָיו, אָמַר לוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא אַף אַתָּה בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁנַּפְשְׁךָ מְצַפְצֶפֶת לָצֵאת מִתּוֹךְ גּוּפְךָ, אֲנִי מְשִׁיבָהּ לְךָ, לְפִיכָךְ משֶׁה מַזְהִיר לְיִשְׂרָאֵל וְכִי יָמוּךְ אָחִיךָ.
4. Babylonian Talmud, Shabbat, 156b, 156a (3rd cent. CE - 6th cent. CE)

156a. רבי יוסי בר' יהודה היא והנ"מ הוא דמשני היכי משני א"ר חסדא על יד על יד,ושוין שבוחשין את השתית בשבת ושותים זיתום המצרי והאמרת אין גובלין ל"ק הא בעבה הא ברכה והני מילי הוא דמשני,היכי משני אמר רב יוסף בחול נותן את החומץ ואח"כ נותן את השתית בשבת נותן את השתית ואח"כ נותן את החומץ לוי בריה דרב הונא בר חייא אשכחיה לגבלא דבי נשיה דקא גביל וספי ליה לתוריה בטש ביה אתא אבוה אשכחיה א"ל הכי אמר אבוה דאמך משמיה דרב ומנו רבי ירמיה בר אבא גובלין ולא מספין ודלא לקיט בלישניה מהלקיטין ליה וה"מ הוא דמשני,היכי משני אמר רב יימר בר שלמיא משמיה דאביי שתי וערב והא לא מערב שפיר אמר רב יהודה מנערו לכלי,כתיב אפינקסיה דזעירי אמרית קדם רבי ומנו רבי חייא מהו לגבל אמר אסור מהו לפרק אמר מותר אמר רב [מנשיא] חד קמי חד תרי קמי תרי שפיר דמי תלתא קמי תרי אסור רב יוסף אמר קב ואפילו קביים עולא אמר כור ואפילו כוריים,כתיב אפינקסיה דלוי אמרית קדם רבי ומנו רבינו הקדוש על דהוו גבלין שתיתא בבבל והוה צוח רבי ומנו רבינו הקדוש על דהוו גבלין שתיתא ולית דשמיע ליה ולית חילא בידיה למיסר מדרבי יוסי בר' יהודה,כתיב אפינקסיה דרבי יהושע בן לוי האי מאן דבחד בשבא יהי גבר ולא חדא ביה,מאי [ולא חדא ביה] אילימא ולא חד לטיבו והאמר רב אשי אנא בחד בשבא הואי אלא לאו חדא לבישו והאמר רב אשי אנא ודימי בר קקוזתא הוויין בחד בשבא אנא מלך והוא הוה ריש גנבי אלא אי כולי לטיבו אי כולי לבישו (מאי טעמא דאיברו ביה אור וחושך),האי מאן דבתרי בשבא יהי גבר רגזן מ"ט משום דאיפליגו ביה מיא האי מאן דבתלתא בשבא יהי גבר עתיר וזנאי יהא מ"ט משום דאיברו ביה עשבים האי מאן דבארבעה בשבא יהי גבר חכים) ונהיר מ"ט משום דאיתלו ביה מאורות,האי מאן דבחמשה בשבא יהי גבר גומל חסדים מ"ט משום דאיברו ביה דגים ועופות האי מאן דבמעלי שבתא יהי גבר חזרן אמר ר"נ בר יצחק חזרן במצות האי מאן דבשבתא יהי בשבתא ימות על דאחילו עלוהי יומא רבא דשבתא אמר רבא בר רב שילא וקדישא רבא יתקרי,אמר להו רבי חנינא פוקו אמרו ליה לבר ליואי לא מזל יום גורם אלא מזל שעה גורם האי מאן דבחמה יהי גבר זיותן יהי אכיל מדיליה ושתי מדיליה ורזוהי גליין אם גניב לא מצלח האי מאן דבכוכב נוגה יהי גבר עתיר וזנאי יהי מ"ט משום דאיתיליד ביה נורא האי מאן דבכוכב יהי גבר נהיר וחכים משום דספרא דחמה הוא האי מאן דבלבנה יהי גבר סביל מרעין בנאי וסתיר סתיר ובנאי אכיל דלא דיליה ושתי דלא דיליה ורזוהי כסיין אם גנב מצלח האי מאן דבשבתאי יהי גבר מחשבתיה בטלין ואית דאמרי כל דמחשבין עליה בטלין האי מאן דבצדק יהי גבר צדקן אמר ר"נ בר יצחק וצדקן במצות האי מאן דבמאדים יהי גבר אשיד דמא א"ר אשי אי אומנא אי גנבא אי טבחא אי מוהלא אמר רבה אנא במאדים הואי אמר אביי מר נמי עניש וקטיל,איתמר רבי חנינא אומר מזל מחכים מזל מעשיר ויש מזל לישראל רבי יוחנן אמר אין מזל לישראל ואזדא רבי יוחנן לטעמיה דא"ר יוחנן מניין שאין מזל לישראל שנאמר (ירמיהו י, ב) כה אמר ה' אל דרך הגוים אל תלמדו ומאותות השמים אל תחתו כי יחתו הגוים מהמה הם יחתו ולא ישראל,ואף רב סבר אין מזל לישראל דאמר רב יהודה אמר רב מניין שאין מזל לישראל שנאמר (בראשית טו, ה) ויוצא אותו החוצה אמר אברהם לפני הקב"ה רבש"ע (בראשית טו, ג) בן ביתי יורש אותי אמר לו לאו (בראשית טו, ד) כי אם אשר יצא ממעיך,אמר לפניו רבש"ע נסתכלתי באיצטגנינות שלי ואיני ראוי להוליד בן אמר ליה צא מאיצטגנינות שלך שאין מזל לישראל מאי דעתיך 156a. bIt isthe opinion of bRabbi Yosei, son of Rabbi Yehuda. And thisleniency bapplies onlyin a case bwhere one altersthe way that he kneads. The Gemara asks: bHow does one alterthe manner in which he kneads? bRav Ḥisda said:One does not knead the dough all at once but rather ba little bit at a time. /b,It was also taught: bAnd they agree that one may mix the ishatit /i,roasted barley to which honey is added, bon Shabbat, and drink Egyptian beer,as it is not considered to be for medicinal purposes. The Gemara asks: bDidn’t you say: One may not knead?That contradicts the statement that they agree that it is permitted to stir the ishatit /i. The Gemara answers: This is bnot difficult,as there is a distinction between the cases. bThisdispute with regard to ishatitis referring btomixing a bthickmixture, which is similar to kneading. However, bthatstatement where they agree that mixing is permitted is referring btoa bsoft,thin mixture that cannot be kneaded. bAndall of bthesestatements are referring to a case bwhere one altersthe way he kneads or stirs.,The Gemara asks: bHow does one alterthe manner in which he performs these actions? bRav Yosef said:On a bweekday onefirst bplaces the vinegarin a vessel band then places the ishatit /i. On Shabbat onefirst bplaces the ishatitand then places the vinegar.The Gemara relates that bLevi, son of Rav Huna bar Ḥiyya, found the one who kneads in his parents’ home kneadingbran on Shabbat band feeding it to his ox. He kicked himso that he would stop. When bhis father cameand bfound him,he bsaid to him: Thisis what byour mother’s father said in the name of Rav.The Gemara interjects: bAnd who ishis mother’s father? It is bRabbi Yirmeya bar Abba,who said: bOne may knead but not feedanimals, banda calf bthat does not takethe food bwith its tongue may be fedon Shabbat. bAnd this appliesonly bwhen one altersthe manner in which he does so.,The Gemara asks: bHow does one alterthe manner in which he does so? bRav Yeimar bar Shelamya said in the name of Abaye:One moves the ladle or stirring utensil in the directions of bwarp and woof.The Gemara asks: bIsn’tit the case that bit will not mix well,so what is the point of stirring it that way? bRav Yehuda said:It means that bone pours it intoanother bvesseland in the process it is mixed., bIt was written in Ze’eiri’s notebook: I said before my rabbi, andthe Gemara asks: bAnd who ishis rabbi? It is bRabbi Ḥiyya.And Ze’eiri said before him: bWhat isthe ruling? Is it permitted bto kneadon Shabbat? bHe said:It is bprohibited. What isthe ruling with regard to bemptyingfood from a vessel before one animal to place it before another animal? bHe said:It is bpermitted. Rav Menashya said:Placing bonetrough bbefore oneanimal or btwotroughs bbefore twoanimals, one may bwelldo so. Placing bthreetroughs bbefore twoanimals bis prohibited,because it is considered to be superfluous labor as he is bringing the animals more food than they need. bRav Yosef said:It is permitted to add ba ikav /iof additional food bor even two ikav /i. Ulla said:One may add ba ikoror even two ikor /iand there is no need for concern., bIt was written in Levi’s notebook: I said before my rabbi, andthe Gemara asks: bAnd who ishis rabbi? It is bour holy Rabbi,Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi. Levi spoke baboutthe fact that bpeople would knead ishatitin Babylonia, and my rabbi, and who is it, our holy Rabbi, criedin protest over the fact that bpeople would knead ishatit /i. Andthere was bno one who listened to him, and he did not have the power to prohibitit bdue tothe people’s reliance on the opinion of bRabbi Yosei, son of Rabbi Yehuda,who permitted doing so.,After citing relevant ihalakhotwritten in the notebooks of various Sages, the Gemara relates that bit was written in Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi’s notebook: One whowas born bon the first day of the week,Sunday, bwill be a person and there will not be one in him. /b,The Gemara asks: bWhat isthe meaning of the phrase: bThere will not be one in him? If you saythat bthere is not onequality bfor the best,that cannot be, bas Rav Ashi said: I wasborn bon the first day of the week,and one cannot say that there was nothing good about him. bRather,it must mean that bthere is not onequality bfor the worst. Didn’t Rav Ashi say: I and Dimi bar Kakuzta wereboth born bon the first day of the week. Ibecame ba king,the head of a yeshiva, band he became the head ofa gang of bthieves,clearly a negative quality. bRather,one born on a Sunday bis either completely for the best or completely for the worst. What is the reasonfor this? It is bbecauseboth blight and darkness were createdon the first day of Creation., bOne who wasborn bon the second day of the week,Monday, bwill be a short-tempered person. What is the reasonfor this? It is bbecause on that day,the second day of Creation, btheupper and lower bwaters were divided.Therefore, it is a day of contentiousness. br bOne who wasborn bon the third day of the week will be a rich man and a promiscuousperson. bWhat is the reasonfor this? It is bbecause on that day,the third day, bvegetation was created.It grows abundantly but is also mixed together without boundaries between the grass and the plants. br bOne who wasborn bon the fourth day of the week will be a wise and enlightened person. What is the reasonfor this? It is bbecause theheavenly blights were hungin the heavens bon that day,and wisdom is likened to light., bOne who wasborn bon the fifth day of the week will be a person who performs acts of kindness. What is the reasonfor this? It is bbecause on that day the fish and fowl were created,and they do not receive their sustece by performing work for people. They are sustained by the kindness of God alone. br bOne who wasborn bon the sixth day of the week will be a seeker. Rav Naḥman bar Yitzḥak saidthat this means that he will be bone who seeks out mitzvot,as most of the activity on Friday involves preparation for Shabbat. br bOne who wasborn bon Shabbat will die on Shabbat, because they desecrated the great day of Shabbat on hisbehalf. bRava bar Rav Sheila said: And he will be called aperson of bgreat sanctitybecause he was born on the sacred day of Shabbat., bRabbi Ḥanina said tohis students who heard all this: bGoand btell the son of Leiva’i,Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi: bIt is not the constellation of the dayof the week bthat determinesa person’s nature; brather,it is bthe constellation of the hourthat bdetermineshis nature. br bOne who wasborn bunderthe influence of bthe sun will be a radiant person; he will eat from his ownresources band drink from his ownresources, band his secrets will be exposed. If he steals he will not succeed,because he will be like the sun that shines and is revealed to all. br bOne who wasborn bunderthe influence of bVenus will be a rich and promiscuous person. What is the reasonfor this? bBecause fire was bornduring the hour of Venus, he will be subject the fire of the evil inclination, which burns perpetually. br bOne who wasborn bunderthe influence of bMercury will be an enlightened and expert man, becauseMercury bis the sun’s scribe,as it is closest to the sun. br bOne who wasborn bunderthe influence of bthe moon will be a man who suffers pains, who builds and destroys, and destroys and builds.He will be a man bwho eats not from his ownresources band drinks not from his ownresources, band whose secrets are hidden. If he steals he will succeed,as he is like the moon that constantly changes form, whose light is not its own, and who is at times exposed and at times hidden. br bOne who wasborn bunderthe influence of bSaturn will be a man whose thoughts are for naught. And some saythat beverything thatothers bthink about himand plan to do to him bis for naught. br bOne who wasborn bunderthe influence of bJupiter [ itzedek /i] will be a justperson b[ itzadkan /i]. Rav Naḥman bar Yitzḥak said: And justin this context means just binthe performance of bmitzvot. br bOne who wasborn bunderthe influence of bMars will be one who spills blood. Rav Ashi said:He will be beither a blood letter, or a thief, or a slaughtererof animals, bor a circumciser. Rabba said: I wasborn bunderthe influence of bMarsand I do not perform any of those activities. bAbaye said: My Master also punishes and killsas a judge., bIt was statedthat bRabbi Ḥanina says: A constellation makes one wiseand ba constellation makes one wealthy, and there is a constellation for the Jewish peoplethat influences them. bRabbi Yoḥa said: There is no constellation for the Jewish peoplethat influences them. The Jewish people are not subject to the influence of astrology. bAnd Rabbi Yoḥa follows hisown breasoning,as bRabbi Yoḥa said: From whereis it derived bthat there is no constellation for the Jewish people? As it is stated: “Thus said the Lord: Learn not the way of the nations, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the nations are dismayed at them”(Jeremiah 10:2). bThe nations will be dismayedby them, bbut not the Jewish people. /b, bAnd Rav also holdsthat bthere is no constellation for the Jewish people, as Rav Yehuda saidthat bRav said: From whereis it derived bthat there is no constellation for the Jewish people? As it is statedwith regard to Abraham: b“And He brought him outside,and said: Look now toward heaven, and count the stars, if you are able to count them; and He said unto him: So shall your offspring be” (Genesis 15:5). The Sages derived from this that bAbraham said before the Holy One, Blessed be He: Master of the Universe,“Behold, You have given me no offspring, and bone born in my house is to be my heir”(Genesis 15:3). The Holy One, Blessed be He, bsaid to him: No.“And, behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying: This man shall not be your heir; brather, one that will come forth from your own innards shall be your heir”(Genesis 15:4).,Abraham bsaid before Him: Master of the Universe, I looked at my astrologicalmap, bandaccording to the configuration of my constellations bI am not fit to have a son.The Holy One, Blessed be He, bsaid to him: Emerge from your astrology,as the verse states: “And He brought him outside,” bas there is no constellation for Israel. What is your thinking? /b


Subjects of this text:

subject book bibliographic info
age/era, present Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 260
anderson, gary Gardner, The Origins of Organized Charity in Rabbinic Judaism (2015) 185
astrology, babylonian rabbinic attitudes toward Kalmin, Migrating tales: the Talmud's narratives and their historical context (2014) 178, 182
astrology Neusner, The Idea of History in Rabbinic Judaism (2004) 289, 290
avlat Kalmin, Migrating tales: the Talmud's narratives and their historical context (2014) 178
blasphemy/blasphemers Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 260
blessing Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 260
charity, as a means of control Gardner, The Origins of Organized Charity in Rabbinic Judaism (2015) 185
gemilut hasadim Gardner, The Origins of Organized Charity in Rabbinic Judaism (2015) 29
hebrew bible/old testament, wisdom literature Carleton Paget and Schaper, The New Cambridge History of the Bible (2013) 123
israel, gods will dictates fate of Neusner, The Idea of History in Rabbinic Judaism (2004) 289, 290
literary history of hebrew bible, genres and text types, development of Carleton Paget and Schaper, The New Cambridge History of the Bible (2013) 123
literary history of hebrew bible, wisdom literature Carleton Paget and Schaper, The New Cambridge History of the Bible (2013) 123
literary history of hebrew bible Carleton Paget and Schaper, The New Cambridge History of the Bible (2013) 123
mazal (mazla), and the rabbinic expression israel has no mazal, Kalmin, Migrating tales: the Talmud's narratives and their historical context (2014) 178, 182
mitzvot, ability of, to neutralize power of astrology Kalmin, Migrating tales: the Talmud's narratives and their historical context (2014) 178, 182
oppressors Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 260
permanent, urgency of Gardner, The Origins of Organized Charity in Rabbinic Judaism (2015) 185
pesiqta derab kahana, gods will dictates israels fate Neusner, The Idea of History in Rabbinic Judaism (2004) 289, 290
poor Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 260
poverty Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 260
prophets Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 260
proverbs, as wisdom literature Carleton Paget and Schaper, The New Cambridge History of the Bible (2013) 123
przybylski, benno Gardner, The Origins of Organized Charity in Rabbinic Judaism (2015) 29
r. akiba Kalmin, Migrating tales: the Talmud's narratives and their historical context (2014) 182
rabbis, babylonian, encounters of, with non-jews Kalmin, Migrating tales: the Talmud's narratives and their historical context (2014) 178
rav nahman bar yizhak Kalmin, Migrating tales: the Talmud's narratives and their historical context (2014) 182
righteousness Gardner, The Origins of Organized Charity in Rabbinic Judaism (2015) 29
sapiential texts (wisdom literature) Carleton Paget and Schaper, The New Cambridge History of the Bible (2013) 123
semiotics Gardner, The Origins of Organized Charity in Rabbinic Judaism (2015) 185
shmuel (amora) Kalmin, Migrating tales: the Talmud's narratives and their historical context (2014) 178, 182
talmud, babylonian, anonymous portions of, xi Kalmin, Migrating tales: the Talmud's narratives and their historical context (2014) 178, 182
talmud, babylonian, palestinian rabbinic traditions in Kalmin, Migrating tales: the Talmud's narratives and their historical context (2014) 182
tsedaqah/tzdaka, as charity in the babylonian talmud Gardner, The Origins of Organized Charity in Rabbinic Judaism (2015) 185
tsedaqah/tzdaka, defined Gardner, The Origins of Organized Charity in Rabbinic Judaism (2015) 29
visiting the sick Gardner, The Origins of Organized Charity in Rabbinic Judaism (2015) 29
wealth/prosperity, unjust gain of' Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 260
wealth/prosperity Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91-108 (2007) 260
wisdom literature (sapiential texts) Carleton Paget and Schaper, The New Cambridge History of the Bible (2013) 123