Pirkei Avot - L09Y24P - Ch. 4 - Rabbi of Komarno - Nozer Chessed - Masechet Avot/Ethics of the Fathers - פרקי אבות - 4

Pirkei Avot 4⁠ - 280524 - Ethics of the Fathers: ⁠Chapter Four⁠

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בֶּן זוֹמָא אוֹמֵר: אֵיזֶהוּ חָכָם, הַלּוֹמֵד מִכָּל אָדָם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: מִכָּל מְלַמְּדַי הִשְׂכַּֽלְתִּי, כִּי עֵדְוֹתֶֽיךָ שִֽׂיחָה לִי. אֵיזֶהוּ גִבּוֹר, הַכּוֹבֵשׁ אֶת יִצְרוֹ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: טוֹב אֶֽרֶךְ אַפַּֽיִם מִגִּבּוֹר, וּמוֹשֵׁל בְּרוּחוֹ מִלֹּכֵד עִיר. אֵיזֶהוּ עָשִׁיר, הַשָּׂמֵֽחַ בְּחֶלְקוֹ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: יְגִֽיעַ כַּפֶּֽיךָ כִּי תֹאכֵל, אַשְׁרֶֽיךָ וְטוֹב לָךְ, אַשְׁרֶֽיךָ בָּעוֹלָם הַזֶּה, וְטוֹב לָךְ לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא. אֵיזֶהוּ מְכֻבָּד, הַמְּכַבֵּד אֶת הַבְּרִיּוֹת, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: כִּי מְכַבְּדַי אֲכַבֵּד וּבֹזַי יֵקָֽלּוּ.

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Ben Zoma would say: Who is wise? One who learns from every man. As is stated (⁠Psalms 119:99)⁠: "From all my teachers I have grown wise, for Your testimonials are my meditation."

Who is strong? One who overpowers his inclinations. As is stated (⁠Proverbs 16:32)⁠, "Better one who is slow to anger than one with might, one who rules his spirit than the captor of a city."

Who is rich? One who is happy with his lot. As is stated (⁠Psalms 128:2)⁠: "If you eat of toil of your hands, fortunate are you, and good is to you"; "fortunate are you" in this world, "and good is to you" in the ⁠World to Come⁠.

Who is honorable? One who honors his fellows. As is stated (⁠I Samuel 2:30)⁠: "For to those who honor me, I accord honor; those who scorn me shall be demeaned."

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