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Likutei Moharan 79:5/ליקוטי מוהר"ן ע״ט:ה׳
אשַׁיָּךְ לְעֵיל, לְעִנְיַן שִׁפְלוּת, שֶׁהוּא בְּחִינוֹת שְׁבוּ אִישׁ תַּחְתָּיו, דְּהַיְנוּ שֶׁמַּחֲזִיק עַצְמוֹ שָׁפָל לְמַטָּה תַּחַת מְקוֹמוֹ וּמַדְרֵגָתוֹ:
15. This relates above, to the topic of lowliness, which is “Every person shall abide below his place”—i.e ., one should look upon oneself as lowly, below one’s [actual] place and level.
בשׁוּב שָׁמַעְתִּי מִשְּׁמוֹ, זִכְרוֹנוֹ לִבְרָכָה, בְּעִנְיָן זֶה, שֶׁעַל־יְדֵי־זֶה שֶׁזּוֹכִין לִרְאוֹת שִׁפְלוּתוֹ בֶּאֱמֶת, עַל־יְדֵי־זֶה אֵין שׁוּם אָדָם יָכוֹל לְהוֹצִיאוֹ וְלִדְחוֹתוֹ מִמְּקוֹמוֹ, דְּהַיְנוּ לְקַפֵּחַ פַּרְנָסָתוֹ, חַס וְשָׁלוֹם. כִּי מֵאַחַר שֶׁהוּא עָנָו וְשָׁפָל בֶּאֱמֶת, הוּא בִּבְחִינַת אַיִן, וְאֵינוֹ תַּחַת הַמָּקוֹם כְּלָל, עַל כֵּן בְּוַדַּאי אֵין יְכוֹלִין לִדְחוֹתוֹ מִמְּקוֹמוֹ.
2I again heard regarding this topic in [Rebbe Nachman’s] name, may it be for a blessing, that by his meriting to truly recognize his own lowliness, no one will be able to push him out of his place—i.e., infringe on his livelihood, God forbid. On account of his being genuinely humble and lowly, he acquires the aspect of “nothingness,” and so is not at all ‘below the place.’ Therefore, certainly no one can push him from his place.
גוְזֶהוּ: שְׁבוּ אִישׁ תַּחְתָּיו אַל יֵצֵא אִישׁ מִמְּקוֹמוֹ, הַיְנוּ עַל־יְדֵי שֶׁזּוֹכִין לְשִׁפְלוּת, שֶׁזֶּהוּ בְּחִינוֹת: שְׁבוּ אִישׁ תַּחְתָּיו, שֶׁמַּחֲזִיק עַצְמוֹ תָּמִיד בְּשִׁפְלוּת לְמַטָּה תַּחַת מְקוֹמוֹ וּמַדְרֵגָתוֹ כַּנַּ"ל, עַל־יְדֵי־זֶה אַל יֵצֵא אִישׁ מִמְּקוֹמוֹ, כִּי שׁוּם אָדָם לֹא יוּכַל לְהוֹצִיאוֹ מִמְּקוֹמוֹ, דְּהַיְנוּ לִדְחוֹתוֹ מִפַּרְנָסָתוֹ, חַס וְשָׁלוֹם כַּנַּ"ל.
3This is the meaning of “Every person shall abide below his place; no man shall go out of his place.” By attaining lowliness—which is “Every person shall abide below his place,” always considering himself lowly, below his [actual] place and level—consequently, “no man shall go out of his place.” No man will be able to make him go out of his place—i.e., push him from his livelihood, God forbid, as explained above.
דוְזֶה שֶׁאָמְרוּ רַבּוֹתֵינוּ זִכְרוֹנָם לִבְרָכָה (סנהדרין פא): כָּל הַיּוֹרֵד לְאֻמָּנוּת חֲבֵרוֹ, כְּאִלּוּ בָּא עַל אֵשֶׁת אִישׁ וְכוּ'; כִּי מֵאַחַר שֶׁיּוֹרֵד לְאֻמָּנוּת חֲבֵרוֹ, וְרוֹצֶה לִדְחוֹת חֲבֵרוֹ מִמְּקוֹמוֹ וּמִפַּרְנָסָתוֹ, נִמְצָא שֶׁהוּא רוֹצֶה לִפְגֹּם בְּחִינַת שִׁפְלוּת הַנַּ"ל, בְּחִינַת: שְׁבוּ אִישׁ תַּחְתָּיו וְכוּ' כַּנַּ"ל, וְעַל כֵּן הוּא כְּאִלּוּ בָּא עַל אֵשֶׁת אִישׁ. כִּי אֵשֶׁת רָאשֵׁי־תֵבוֹת: שְׁבוּ אִישׁ תַּחְתָּיו, הַיְנוּ שֶׁפּוֹגֵם בִּבְחִינַת עֲנָוָה וְשִׁפְלוּת, שֶׁהוּא בְּחִינַת: שְׁבוּ אִישׁ תַּחְתָּיו, שֶׁעַל־יְדֵי־זֶה: אַל יֵצֵא אִישׁ מִמְּקוֹמוֹ, כַּנַּ"ל:
4This is as our Sages, of blessed memory, taught: Whoever enters his neighbor’s occupation, it is as if he had relations with a married woman (cf. Sanhedrin 81a). Since he [competitively] enters his neighbor’s profession and wants to push him out of his place and livelihood, it shows that he wants to blemish the aforementioned aspect of lowliness, the aspect of “Every person shall abide below his place.” Therefore, it is as if he had relations with eishet ish (a married woman). The letters of eISheT are acronym for “Shvu Ish Tachtav (Every person shall abide below in his place).” He blemishes the aspect of humility and lowliness, which is “Every person shall abide below his place” in order that “no man shall go out of his place,” as explained above.