有托拉而无敬畏,如库房总管只得内库钥匙而无外门之钥;又:神造世界,单为叫人在他面前存敬畏。
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敬畏上天,就如一位 库房总管——人把内库几道门的钥匙交在他手里,却没有把外门的钥匙交给他。
fear of Heaven is like a treasurer [gizbar] to whom they gave keys to the inner doors of the treasury but they did not give keys to the outer door.
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他要拿什么钥匙进去呢?
With what key will he enter?
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托拉虽是那把内里的钥匙,人若没有敬畏上天,便进不到真托拉那里。
Although the Torah is the inner key, without fear of Heaven one cannot gain access to the genuine Torah.
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照样,拉比雅奈 素常宣讲说:那没有院子却给院子筑篱笆的人有祸了——就是说,人没有敬畏上天,却仍去研习托拉。
Similarly, Rabbi Yannai would proclaim: Woe unto one who does not have a courtyard, and who makes a fence for the courtyard, i.e., a person who lacks fear of Heaven and is nevertheless involved in Torah study.
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拉夫犹大 说:圣者(愿他称颂)造他的世界,单为叫人在他面前存敬畏,正如经上说:「神这样行,是要人在他面前存敬畏的心」(传道书 3:14)。
Rav Yehuda said: The Holy One, Blessed be He, only created His world so that people would fear before Him, as it is stated: “And God has so made it that men should fear before Him” (Ecclesiastes 3:14).