Sefer HaMiddot, Trust in God, Part I/ספר המדות·בטחון·חלק ראשון

1A person who trusts in God fears nothing.

2Trust in God brings peace.

3Trust in God comes from fearing Him.

4Faith brings to trust in God.

5A person who does not trust in God tells lies.

6Telling lies prevents one from trusting in the truth.

7When one trusts in God, the Holy One saves him from all anguish, and particularly from being killed.

8When a person trusts in God, he is free from having to rely on others. No one can insult him.

9Trust in God saves one from worry.

10By trusting God a person will merit knowing the Holy Names.

11A person who does not possess the attribute of trust in God should guard against shaming anyone. He should also take care to pray with an attentive heart.

12The life of a person who trusts in God will not be cut short.

13One who does not trust in God should rise before the morning’s light and recite supplications in a loud voice.

14Through silence one merits trusting in God.

15Not sealing one’s business agreements with a handshake enables one to attain trust in God. This can also be achieved by not associating with wicked people.

16A flatterer loses his trust in God.

17The waters of the Jordan River are a segulah for trust.

18By trusting in God a person comes closer to Him.

19When a person trusts in gentiles, what is his is theirs.