Genesis 2:15ืืจืืฉืืช ืืณ:ืืดื
God ืืืื settled the Human in the garden of Eden, to till it and tend it.
ืึทืึผึดืงึผึทึื ืึฐืืึธึฅื ืึฑืึนืึดึืื ืึถืชึพืึธึฝืึธืึธึื ืึทืึผึทื ึผึดืึตึฃืืึผ ืึฐืึทืึพืขึตึืึถื ืึฐืขึธืึฐืึธึืึผ ืึผืึฐืฉืึธืึฐืจึธึฝืึผื
Genesis 3:19ืืจืืฉืืช ืืณ:ืืดื
By the sweat of your brow
Shall you get bread to eat,
Until you return to the groundโ
For from it you were taken.
For dust you are,
And to dust you shall return.โ
Shall you get bread to eat,
Until you return to the groundโ
For from it you were taken.
For dust you are,
And to dust you shall return.โ
ืึผึฐืึตืขึทึคืช ืึทืคึผึถึืืึธึ ืชึผึนึฃืืึทื ืึถึืึถื ืขึทึคื ืฉืึฝืึผืึฐืึธึ ืึถืึพืึธึฃืึฒืึธืึธึื ืึผึดึฅื ืึดืึผึถึื ึผึธื ืึปืงึผึธึืึฐืชึผึธ ืึผึดึฝืึพืขึธืคึธึฃืจ ืึทึืชึผึธื ืึฐืึถืึพืขึธืคึธึืจ ืชึผึธืฉืึฝืึผืื
Pirkei Avot 3:5ืืฉื ื ืืืืช ืืณ:ืืณ
Rabbi Nehunia ben Hakkanah said: whoever takes upon himself the yoke of the Torah, they remove from him the yoke of government and the yoke of worldly concerns, and whoever breaks off from himself the yoke of the Torah, they place upon him the yoke of government and the yoke of worldly concerns.
ืจืื ื ืืื ืื ืื ืืงื ื ืืืืจ ืื ืืืงืื ืขืืื ืขืื ืชืืจื ืืขืืืจืื ืืื ื ืขืื ืืืืืช ืืขืื ืืจื ืืจืฅ. ืืื ืืคืืจืง ืืื ื ืขืื ืชืืจื ื ืืชื ืื ืขืืื ืขืื ืืืืืช ืืขืื ืืจื ืืจืฅ:
Berakhot 35b:6ืืจืืืช ืืดื ื:ืืณ
The Sages taught: What is the meaning of that which the verse states: โAnd you shall gather your grainโ? Because it is stated: โThis Torah shall not depart from your mouths, and you shall contemplate in it day and nightโ (Joshua 1:8), I might have thought that these matters are to be understood as they are written; one is to literally spend his days immersed exclusively in Torah study. Therefore, the verse states: โAnd you shall gather your grain, your wine and your oil,โ assume in their regard, the way of the world; set aside time not only for Torah, but also for work. This is the statement of Rabbi Yishmael.
ืชึผึธื ืึผ ืจึทืึผึธื ึทื: ืดืึฐืึธืกึทืคึฐืชึผึธ ืึฐืึธื ึถืึธืด ืึธื ืชึผึทืึฐืืึผื ืืึนืึทืจ? โ ืึฐืคึดื ืฉืึถื ึผึถืึฑืึทืจ: ืดืึนื ืึธืืึผืฉื ืกึตืคึถืจ ืึทืชึผืึนืจึธื ืึทืึผึถื ืึดืคึผึดืืึธืด โ ืึธืืึนื ืึผึฐืึธืจึดืื ืึผึดืึฐืชึธืึธื, ืชึผึทืึฐืืึผื ืืึนืึทืจ: ืดืึฐืึธืกึทืคึฐืชึผึธ ืึฐืึธื ึถืึธืด โ ืึทื ึฐืึตื ืึผึธืึถื ืึดื ึฐืึทื ืึผึถืจึถืึฐ ืึถืจึถืฅ, ืึผึดืึฐืจึตื ืจึทืึผึดื ืึดืฉืึฐืึธืขึตืื.
Berakhot 35b:7ืืจืืืช ืืดื ื:ืืณ
Rabbi Shimon ben Yoแธฅai says: Is it possible that a person plows in the plowing season and sows in the sowing season and harvests in the harvest season and threshes in the threshing season and winnows in the windy season, as grain is separated from the chaff by means of the wind, and is constantly busy; what will become of Torah? Rather, one must dedicate himself exclusively to Torah at the expense of other endeavors; as when Israel performs Godโs will, their work is performed by others, as it is stated: โAnd strangers will stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners will be your plowmen and your vinedressersโ (Isaiah 61:5). When Israel does not perform Godโs will, their work is performed by them themselves, as it is stated: โAnd you shall gather your grain.โ Moreover, if Israel fails to perform Godโs will, othersโ work will be performed by them, as it is stated: โYou shall serve your enemy whom God shall send against you, in hunger, in thirst, in nakedness and in want of all thingsโ (Deuteronomy 28:48).
ืจึทืึผึดื ืฉืึดืึฐืขืึนื ืึผึถื ืืึนืึทืื ืืึนืึตืจ: ืึถืคึฐืฉืึธืจ ืึธืึธื ืืึนืจึตืฉื ืึผึดืฉืึฐืขึทืช ืึฒืจึดืืฉืึธื, ืึฐืืึนืจึตืขึท ืึผึดืฉืึฐืขึทืช ืึฐืจึดืืขึธื, ืึฐืงืึนืฆึตืจ ืึผึดืฉืึฐืขึทืช ืงึฐืฆึดืืจึธื, ืึฐืึธืฉื ืึผึดืฉืึฐืขึทืช ืึผึดืืฉืึธื, ืึฐืืึนืจึถื ืึผึดืฉืึฐืขึทืช ืึธืจืึผืึท, ืชึผืึนืจึธื ืึทื ืชึผึฐืึตื ืขึธืึถืืึธ? ืึถืึผึธื ืึผึดืึฐืึทื ืฉืึถืึผึดืฉืึฐืจึธืึตื ืขืึนืฉืึดืื ืจึฐืฆืึนื ืึน ืฉืึถื ืึธืงืึนื โ ืึฐืึทืืึฐืชึผึธื ื ึทืขึฒืฉืึตืืช ืขึทื ืึฐืึตื ืึฒืึตืจึดืื, ืฉืึถื ึผึถืึฑืึทืจ: ืดืึฐืขึธืึฐืืึผ ืึธืจึดืื ืึฐืจึธืขืึผ ืฆึนืื ึฐืึถื ืึฐืืึนืณืด, ืึผืึดืึฐืึทื ืฉืึถืึตืื ืึดืฉืึฐืจึธืึตื ืขืึนืฉืึดืื ืจึฐืฆืึนื ืึน ืฉืึถื ืึธืงืึนื โ ืึฐืึทืืึฐืชึผึธื ื ึทืขึฒืฉืึตืืช ืขึทื ืึฐืึตื ืขึทืฆึฐืึธื, ืฉืึถื ึผึถืึฑืึทืจ: ืดืึฐืึธืกึทืคึฐืชึผึธ ืึฐืึธื ึถืึธืด. ืึฐืึนื ืขืึนื ืึถืึผึธื ืฉืึถืึผึฐืึถืืึถืช ืึฒืึตืจึดืื ื ึทืขึฒืฉืึตืืช ืขึทื ืึธืึธื, ืฉืึถื ึผึถืึฑืึทืจ: ืดืึฐืขึธืึทืึฐืชึผึธ ืึถืช ืืึนืึฐืึถืึธ ืึฐืืึนืณืด.
Berakhot 35b:8ืืจืืืช ืืดื ื:ืืณ
Summing up this dispute, Abaye said: Although there is room for both opinions, many have acted in accordance with the opinion of Rabbi Yishmael, and combined working for a living and learning Torah, and although they engaged in activities other than the study of Torah, were successful in their Torah study. Many have acted in accordance with the opinion of Rabbi Shimon ben Yoแธฅai and were not successful in their Torah study. They were ultimately forced to abandon their Torah study altogether.
ืึธืึทืจ ืึทืึผึธืึตื: ืึทืจึฐืึผึตื ืขึธืฉืืึผ ืึผึฐืจึทืึผึดื ืึดืฉืึฐืึธืขึตืื, ืึฐืขึธืึฐืชึธื ืึผึฐืึธืึธื. ืึผึฐืจึทืึผึดื ืฉืึดืึฐืขืึนื ืึผึถื ืืึนืึทื, ืึฐืึนื ืขึธืึฐืชึธื ืึผึฐืึธืึธื.
Mesillat Yesharim 2:10ืืกืืืช ืืฉืจืื ืืณ:ืืณ
This is similar to the wicked Pharaoh's advice saying "intensify the men's labor..." (Ex. 5:9). His intention was to leave them no time whatsoever to oppose him or plot against him. He strove to confound their hearts of all reflection by means of the constant, incessant labor.
ืืืจื ืื ืืขืื ืขืฆืช ืคืจืขื ืืจืฉืข ืฉืืืจ (ืฉืืืช ื): ืชืืื ืืขืืืื ืขื ืืื ืฉืื ืืื', ืฉืืื ืืชืืืื ืฉืื ืืื ืื ืืื ืจืืื ืืื ืืืืชื ืืชื ื ืื ืื ืืฉืืื ืขืฆื ื ืืื, ืืื ืืื ืืฉืชืื ืืืคืจืืข ืืื ืืื ืืชืืื ื ืืช ืืื ืืชืืืช ืืขืืืื ืืืืชื ืืคืกืงืช.
Mesillat Yesharim 2:11ืืกืืืช ืืฉืจืื ืืณ:ืืดื
This is precisely the ploy employed by the evil inclination on human beings. For he is a skilled warrior, expert in the art of cunning. It is impossible to escape from him without great wisdom and far-reaching vision. This is what the prophet screamed out "give heed to your ways!" (Chagai 1:7).
ืื ืืื ืขืฆืช ืืืฆืจ ืืจืข ืืืฉ ืขื ืื ื ืืืื, ืื ืืืฉ ืืืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืขืจืืืืืช, ืืื ืืคืฉืจ ืืืื ืืื ื ืืื ืืืืื ืจืื ืืืฉืงืคื ืืืืื. ืืื ืื ืฉืื ืืื ืฆืืื ืืืืืจ (ืืื ืืณ:ืืณ): ืฉืืื ืืืืื ืขื ืืจืืืื.
Mesillat Yesharim 2:12ืืกืืืช ืืฉืจืื ืืณ:ืืดื
And as Shlomo in his wisdom said: "Give not sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to your eyelids. Save yourself as a deer from the hand of the hunter and as a bird from the hand of the fowler" (Prov. 6:4).
ืืฉืืื ืืืจ ืืืืืชื (ืืฉืื ื'): ืื ืชืชื ืฉื ื ืืขืื ืื ืืชื ืืื ืืขืคืขืคืื, ืื ืฆื ืืฆืื ืืื ืืื'.
Mesillat Yesharim 2:13ืืกืืืช ืืฉืจืื ืืณ:ืืดื
And our sages of blessed memory said "whoever scrutinizes his ways in this world merits to see the salvation of the holy One blessed be He".
ืืืืืื ื ื"ื ืืืจื (ืืืขื ืงืื ื): ืื ืืฉื ืืจืืืชืื ืืขืืื ืืื, ืืืื ืืจืืื ืืืฉืืขืชื ืฉื ืืงืืืฉ ืืจืื ืืื.
Mesillat Yesharim 2:14ืืกืืืช ืืฉืจืื ืืณ:ืืดื
And it is obvious that even if one is watchful over himself, it is not within his power to save himself without the help of the holy One blessed be He. For the evil inclination is enormously powerful as scripture says: "the wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him, G-d will not forsake him to his power" (Ps. 37:32).
ืืคืฉืื ืืื ืฉืืคืืื ืื ืืคืงื ืืืื ืขื ืขืฆืื, ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืฆื ืืืืื ืืงืืืฉ ืืจืื ืืื ืขืืืจื, ืื ืืืฆืจ ืืจืข ืชืงืืฃ ืืื, ืืืืืืจ ืืืชืื (ืชืืืื ืื): ืฆืืคื ืจืฉืข ืืฆืืืง ืืืืงืฉ ืืืืืชื, ื' ืื ืืขืืื ื ืืื'.