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Introduction

Hebrew Text

שמעון הצדיק היה משיירי אנשי כנסת הגדולה.
הוא היה אומר:
על שלושה דברים העולם עומד —
על התורה, ועל העבודה, ועל גמילות החסדים.

English Translation

Shimon the Righteous was of the last of the Men of the Great Assembly.
He would say:
Upon three things the world stands —
upon the Torah, and upon service, and upon kind deeds.

Explanation

service: This refers either to general service of God, prayer, or the sacrificial Service in the Temple.

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