Translation:Mishnah/Seder Zeraim/Tractate Berakhot/Chapter 9/5/Translation

A person is obligated to bless upon the bad just as he blesses upon the good.

As it says, “And you shall love the Lord your God, with all your heart and all your soul and with all that you have.”

“With all your heart” – this is the two inclinations, On the inclination of good and the inclination of evil.

“And in all your soul” – even if He take your soul.

“And with all that you have” – With all your money.

Alternatively, “With all that you have” – with every measure that is measured for you thank him very much.

Man must not be light with his head (frivolous) near the eastern gate;

It is near the foundation of the house of the holy of holies.

One may not enter the holy mount with his staff,

Or with his sandal, or with his belt-pouch, or with dust on his feet,

And do not make a shortcut,

And spitting is forbidden, as deduced from lesser to greater.

All that ended the blessings when they were in the Temple would say, “From the world.”

From the damage of the heretics (The Sadducees),

They said, “there is no world but this one,”

They (the Sages) corrected this and they said,

“From the world and until eternity.”

And they corrected this that one shall inquire after peace of his friend with the name of God, as it says,

“And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem and said to the harvesters, ‘God be with you’

And they said to him ‘God bless you.’” (Ruth 2:4)

And it says “God is with you, great and valorous one.” (Judges 6:12)

And it says, “Do not scorn, because your mother is old.” (Proverbs 23:22)

And it says, “It is time to do for God, they have broken your Torah.” (Psalms 119:126)

R’ Nathan says, “’They broke your Torah’ – because it is time to do for God.”