Chapter Vi : p. 99 CHAPTER VI. PEREQ R. MEIR. ON THE ACQUISITION OF THORAH. All Israel have a portion in the world to come, for it is said, Thy people also 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 (Sanhedrin xi. 1;...
Preface : p. xvii PREFACE. The Second Edition of "Dibr Aboth ha-Olam" or "Sayings of the Jewish Fathers" may be shortly described as a reprint of the work as published in 1877, with a section of ADDITIONAL NOTES. Interspersed with the reprint are insertions in square brackets, a few things are omitted...
Chapter Iii : p. 43 CHAPTER III. 1. 'Aqabiah ben Mahalaleel said, Consider three things, and thou wilt not come into the hands of transgression. Know whence thou camest; and whither thou art going; and before whom thou art about to give account and reckoning. p. 43 Know whence thou camest: from a fetid drop;...
Title Page : SAYINGS OF THE JEWISH FATHERS COMPRISING PIRQE ABOTH IN HEBREW AND ENGLISH WITH NOTES AND EXCURSUSES. EDITED FOR THE SYNDICS OF THE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS BY CHARLES TAYLOR D.D. MASTER OF ST JOHN'S COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE. Second Edition With Additional Notes And A Cairo Fragment Of Aquila's Versi...
Chapter Iv : p. 63 CHAPTER IV. 1. Ben Zoma said, Who is wise? He that learns from every man; for it is said, From all my teachers I gat understanding (Ps. cxix. 99). 2. Who is mighty? He that subdues his nature; for it p. 64 is said, He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his...
Chapter I : p. 11 PIRQE ABOTH. CHAPTER I. Some passages of doubtful genuineness are printed in italics. Omissions of the manuscript of Chapters I-V are supplied in smaller type. 1. Moses received the Thorah from Sinai, and he delivered it to Jehoshua', and Jehoshua' to the elders, and the elders...
Chapter V : p. 78 CHAPTER V. 1. By ten Sayings the world was created. And what is learned therefrom? for could it not have been created by one p. 79 Saying? But it was that vengeance might be taken on the wicked, who destroy the world that was created by ten Sayings; and to give a goodly reward...
Chapter Ii : p. 27 CHAPTER II. 1. Rabbi said, Which is the right course that a man should choose for himself? Whatsoever is a pride to him that pursues it, (and) brings him honour from men. And p. 28 be attentive to a light precept as to a grave, for thou knowest not the assigned reward of precepts,;...
Introduction : p. 3 INTRODUCTION. MASSEKETH ABOTH, best known [with the addition of Pereq Rabbi Meir] as Pirqe Aboth, or Chapters of the Fathers, is a Mishnah Tract in Seder Neziqin, where it stands between 'Abodah Zarah and Horaioth. It takes its name from the fact that it consists to a great extent of maxims...
Untitled : SAYINGS OF THE JEWISH FATHERS (PIRQE ABOTH) TRANSLATED BY CHARLES TAYLOR [1897] Title Page Preface Introduction Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III. Chapter IV. Chapter V. Chapter VI.
