All Israel have a portion in the world to come, and it is said, "And
thy people shall be all righteous; they shall inherit the land for
ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be
glorified".
1. Rabbi said, "which is the right course that a man should choose for
himself? That which is a pride to him who pursues it and which also
brings him honor from mankind. Be as scrupulous about a light precept
as about a grave one, for thou knowest not the grant of reward for
each precept. Reckon the loss incurred by the fulfilment of a precept
against the reward secured by its observance, and the gain gotten by a
transgression against the loss it involves. Consider three things,
that thou mayest not come within the power of sin. Know what is above
thee--a seeing eye, and a hearing ear, and all thy deeds written in a
book."
2. Rabban Gamaliel, the son of Rabbi Judah, the Prince, said,
"Excellent is the study of _Torah_ combined with some worldly pursuit,
for the effort demanded by them both makes sin to be forgotten. All
study of _Torah_ without work must at length be futile, and leads to
sin. Let all who are employed with the congregation act with them for
Heaven's sake, for then the merit of their fathers sustains them, and
their righteousness endures for ever. And as for you (God will then
say), 'I account you worthy of great reward, as if you had wrought it
all yourselves.' 3. Be on your guard against the ruling power; for
they who exercise it draw no man near to them except for their own
interests; appearing as friends when it is to their own advantage,
they stand not by a man in the hour of his need." 4. He used to say,
"Do His will as if it were thy will. Nullify thy will before His
will, that He may nullify the will of others before thy will."
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