this week’s proverbs
ืืึทืืย ื ืืฉื ืืขื ืจื ืืืย ืึทย ืืืื,ย ืืืขืกืื ืืื ืืืืย ืืฒึทืย ืืขื ืคืขืืขืจ ืคืืย ืึทืืืื-ืืฉื…ย (ืคืืย ืึทย ืคึผืฉืืืย ืืขื ืืฉ).
transliterated
halt nit dem rov vi a malakh, vestu em moykhl zayn dem feler fun a yelid-i’shoย (fun a poshutn mentsh)
in English
don’t think of your Rabbi as an angel and you’ll be able to forgive him for sins of human beings
in Hebrew
ืื ืชืืืืง ืืช ืืจื ืืืืื,ย ืื ืชืืืื ืื ืขื ืืขืืื ืฉื ืืืื–ืืฉื
or this
ืึทืย ืืขื ืงืจืืื ืืื ืืืื ืจื,ย ืืึทืืย ืืขื ืฉืืื ืืืืย ืึผืึทืจืฉืขื ืงืขืจ
transliterated
az men krigt zikh mitn rov, makht men sholem mitn barshenker
in English
if you quarrel with the Rabbi, make peace with the bartender
in Hebrew
ืืฉืจืืื ืขื ืืจื ืืฉืืืืื ืขื ืืืืืย (ืึผึทืจึฐืึถื)
and this
ืืึทืื ืืื ืคืึทืจ ืึท ืจื ืืื ืืื ืืื ืึท ืื ื
transliterated
halt mikh far a rov hit mikh vi a ganef
in English
regard me as a Rabbi, watch me like a thief
in Hebrew
ืชืืืืง ืืื ื ืืจื ืืชืฉืืืจ ืืืชื ืืื ื
finally
ืืขื ืืฉื ืืึธืื ืืฒืึผืืง ืืฒึทื ืึผืฒึท ืืืจ ืืื ืื ืืื ืืื ืืฒ ืืืึผื ืืฒึทื ืืื ืจืึผื ืืืืืื
transliterated
mentshn zoln eybik zayn ba dir vi ganovem un zey mekhabed zayn vi Re’be Gamliel
in English
always regard people as thieves, but show them respect like Rabban Gamlielย (kallah rabati 9)
in Hebrew
ืืขืืื ืืืื ืื ืื ื ืืื ืืคื ืื ืืืืกืืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืจ”ืย (ืืื ืจืืชื ื)
ืคึผืจืืึผืืจื ืฆื ืื ื‘ื ืขื
ืึท ืคืจืขืืืขืจ ืืขื ืืฉ ืืื ืึทืืึธื ืืขืงืืืขื ืฆื ืืึทืกื ืฆื ืืขื ืชึผื ื ืจืึผื ืืืืฉืข.ย ืขืจ ืืึธื ืืื ืืขืืขืึผื ืฆื ืขืกื ืืื ืืจืื ืงืขื ืืื ืึท ืืขืืขืืขืจ ืฆื ืฉืืึธืคื ืืืืคื ืฆืืืฒืื ืฉืืึธืง.ย ืงืฒึทื ืืจืขืคึผ ืืื ื ืืฉื ืืขืืืขื ืืื ืืขื ืข ืฆืฒึทืื ืืื ื‘ืืื ืืื ืึผืื ืืฆื ืืื ืึท ืืฒืืขืจ ืึทืจืืืฃ ืืื ืึทืจืึธืคึผ ืฆื ืืฒื.ย ืจ‘ย ืืืืฉืข ืืึธื ืึทืืืขืงืืขื ืืืขื ืืขื ืืฒืืขืจ.ย ืืืึธืก ืืึธื ืืขืจ ืืึทืกื ืืขืืึธื,ย ืขืจ ืืื ืืืืคืืขืฉืืึทื ืขื ืืื ืืืื ืืขืจ ื ืึทืื ืฆืืืึทืืขื ืืขืงืืืึผื ืื ืืืขืจืืคืืืข ืึผืืื,ย ืืฒ ืืฒึทื ืืขืืืืงืขืื ืืื ืืฒึทื ืข ืงืืฒืืขืจ ืืื ืืขืืืึธืื ืืื ืึทืจืืืกืืึทืคึผื ืคืื ืฉืืืึผ.ย ืืื ืืขืจ ืคืื ืฆืืขืจ,ย ืืึธื ืขืจ ื ืืฉื ืึผืึทืืขืจืงื ืึทื ืืขืจ ืืฒืืขืจ ืืื ื ืืฉืืึธ ืืื ืขืจ ืึทืจืึธืคืืขืคืึทืื ืืื ืืื ืฆืขืงืืึทืคึผื ืื ืึผืฒื ืขืจ.ย ืืื ืืขืจ ืคืจื ืืึธื ืืื ืจ‘ย ืืืืฉืข ืืขืืจืึธืคื ืืืื ืืืืฃ ืืขืจ ืขืจื ืืึธื ืขืจ ืืื ืืขืคืจืขืื, ”ืึทืืื ืคืืจื ืืื ืึทืืขืืืข ืืขื ืืฉื ืืื ืื?”ย ืืึธื ืขืจ ืืขืืึธืื, ”ืืื ืืึธืึผ ื ืืฉื ืืขืืืึผืกื ืึทื ืื ืืึธืกื ืึทืืืขืงืืขื ืืืขื ืืขื ืืฒืืขืจ.”ย ืืึธื ืจ‘ย ืืืืฉืข ืืื ืฆืืจืืง ืืขืืึธืื, ”ืื ืืึธืกื ื ืืฉื ืืขืืืึผืกื ืึทื ืืื ืืึธืึผ ืืื ืฉืืื ืืืฉื ืืขืืืขื ืคืื ื ืขืืื…”
probirn tsu ganvenen
a fremder mentsh iz amol gekumen tsu gast tsu dem ta’ne Re’be Yehoshua. er hot em gegebn tsu esn un trinken un a geleger tsu shlofn afn tsveytn shtok. kayn trep iz not geven in ye’ne tsaytn un m’hot zikh banutst mit a leyter aroyf un arop tsu geyn. Reb Yehoshua hot avekgenumen dem leyter. vos hot der gast geton? er iz ufgeshtanen in mitn der nakht, tsuzamengeklibn di vertfu’le keylim, zey ayngevikelt in zay’ne kleyder un gevolt zikh aroys’khapn fun shtub. in der fintster, hot er nit bamerkt az der leyter felt, iz er aropgefaln un zikh tseklapt di beyner. in der fri, hot em Reb Yehoshu getrofn lign af der erd, hot er em gefregt, โazoy firn zikh a’zlkhe mentshn vi du?โ hot er gezogt, โikh hob nit gevust az du host avekgenumen dem leyter.โ hot em Reb Yehoshua tsurik gezogt, โdu host nit gevust az ikh hob dikh shoyn khoyshed geven fun nekhtn…..โ
trying to steal
a stranger once came as a guest to Rabbi Yehoshua. He gave him food and drink and a bed to sleep on the second floor. There weren’t any steps in those days and they used a ladder to go up and down to the second floor. Rabbi Yehoshua removed the ladder. What did the guest do? He got up in middle of the night, assembled the expensive vessels, wrapped them up in his clothing and wanted to slip quietly out of the house. In the dark, he didn’t notice the missing ladder and he fell down and broke his bones. In the morning, Rabbi Yehoshua found him lying on the ground and asked him, โis that how people like you behave?โ He answered, โI didn’t know that you have removed the ladder.โ Rabbi Yehoshu answered him, โYou didn’t know that I already suspected you since yesterday….โ
ื ืกืืื ืืื ืื
ืืขืฉื ืืืื ืืจ ืฉืืชืืจื ืืืืชื ืฉื ืืชื ื ืจืื ืืืืฉืข.ย ืืขื ืืง ืื ืืจืืื ืืืืืืช ืืคืื ื ืขืืืจื ืืงืื ืืืฉืื ืืงืืื ืืฉื ืื.ย ืืืจืืืช ืื ืืื ืืืืชื ืืืื,ย ืืืื ืืขืืืช ืืืจืืช ืื ืืงืืื ืืฉื ืื ืืื ืืฉืชืืฉืื ืืกืืื.ย ืืืจื ืืื ืืืฉืื,ย ืกืืืง ืจืื ืืืืฉืข ืืช ืืกืืื ืืืงืืื.ย ืืืืฆืข ืืืืื ืงื ืืืืจืย ืืืกืฃ ืืคืฆื ืขืจื;ย ืขืืฃ ืืืชื ืืืืืื,ย ืืืืงืฉ ืืขืฉืืช ืืช ืืจืื ืืืืฆื.ย ืืื ืื ืืืืื ืืืกืจืื ื ืฉื ืืกืืื,ย ืฆืขื ืงืืืื ื…ื ืคื ืืฉืืจ ืืช ืขืฆืืืชืื.ย ืืืืงืจ ืจืื ืืืชื ืจืื ืืืืฉืข. “ืื ื ืืืืื ืื ืฉืื ืืืื?”ย ืืขืจ ืื ืจืื ืืืืฉืข. – “ืื ืืืขืชื ืฉืกืืืงืช ืืช ืืกืืื!”ย ืขื ื ืืืืจื. ”ืืืจ ืืชืืื ืืืืื ืืฉืืชื ืื”ย ืืืื ืจืื ืืืืฉืข.ย ืื ืงืฒื ืจืื ืืืืฉืข ืืช ืื ืืืจ:ย ืืืืื ืืืฉืืื.
the original text in Aramaic
ืืขืฉื ืืจ‘ย ืืืืฉืข ืฉืืืณ ืืืกื ืื ืืฆืื ืื ืืื ืืณ ื ืชื ืื ืืืืื ืืฉืชืื ืืืขืืื ืืขืืื ืื ืื ืกืืื ืืชืืชืื.ย ืื ืขืฉื ืืื ืื ืขืื ืืืฆื ืืืืื ืคืจืก ืืืืชื ืื ืื ืืช ืืืืื ืืืจืื ืืืืืชื ืืืงืฉ ืืืจื ืื ืคื ืื ืฉืืจื ืืคืจืงืชื ืืฉืืจืืช ืื ืจืณ ืืืืฉืข ืืืฆืื ึพ ืืดื ืจืืงื,ย ืื ืขืืฉืื ืื ืดื ืฉืืืืชื.ืืืจ ืื ืืฒืชื ืืืืข ืฉื ืืืช ืกืืื ืืชืืชื.ย ืืดื ืืื ืืชื ืืืืข ืฉืื ื ืืืืจืื ืื ืืืืฉ
