Reprisal

These beautiful words will be on my sign when I join those counter-protesting the hatred of the Westboro "Baptist Church" in Seattle on the 19th. I've had them on a magnet for some time, but they were (I believe falsely) attributed to Menachem Schneerson. I do my best to live by them.

Rabbi we thankit u.You encourage us to be ruled by G-d and not satan .It is righteous to serve G-d rather than be a slave to the devil.You encourage us to denounce sin and do godly acts.G-d's omnipresence sees our actions and His omniscience calculates its merits ."G-d watches every step men take .There is no darkness dark enough to hide a sinner from G-d." Job .34:21,22.

It is noble, good and kind to react in this manner
However be prepared for an attack by those you help. I followed your advice of doing the right thing and i did; the price I'm paying for my actions make me think how wise I was to take on people with influence and no scruples.

The Talmud says:

"The highest form of wisdom is kindness"

Thank you, Rabbi Freeman, for this word of truth and sanity.

It still would be nice to see it in the orginal language. There are those of us to who are interestied in the esoteric.

Yiddish was spoken in my husband's home when he was a small child and while growing up.. It would be another way for us to study together.

Do kindness beyond reason for example. I would study Chesed and Gevurah, delve more into the Omer, extrapolate from that phrase, etc.

Thank you

It would be interesting to have the original text side-by-side with the translation/rendering. Also, it would be important to compare multiple translations/renderings of this important teaching.