כֹּ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אַל־יִתְהַלֵּ֤ל חָכָם֙ בְּחָכְמָת֔וֹ וְאַל־יִתְהַלֵּ֥ל הַגִּבּ֖וֹר בִּגְבֽוּרָת֑וֹ אַל־יִתְהַלֵּ֥ל עָשִׁ֖יר בְּעָשְׁרֽוֹ׃
Así dijo SEÑOR: No se alabe el sabio en su sabiduría, ni en su valentía se alabe el valiente, ni el rico se alabe en sus riquezas.
Sha'arei Kedusha
Now, son of man, open your eyes from your blindness and realize that all the pleasures and goodness of this world are vanity and error.291Jeremiah 10:15 Why be prideful over others? If you are proud of your tall and upright stature, others too were created in the image of God, just like you. If you are proud of your family lineage, are we not all the children of one man and are not all Jews children of Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov? If you are proud of your wealth, are there not many empty-headed and reckless people who are wealthier than you? Moreover, it is HaShem-יהו"ה who impoverishes and enriches.292Samuel I 2:7 Therefore, if you are wealthy, do not glorify in your wealth,293Jeremiah 9:22 for it could be wealth kept for its possessor to his detriment.
Sha'arei Kedusha
If you are proud of your authority and honor over others, are there not many despicable people who have power over others in this world, as proverbs states,294Proverbs 30:21 “because of a slave who reigns.” Furthermore, wealth and honor are in HaShem’s-יהו"ה control295Proverbs 3:16 and He brings the haughty down to the ground.296Liturgy of the morning blessings of the Shema recital. If you are proud of your intelligence, there were many people who were more intelligent than you, such as Doeg, Achitophel and Yeravam, who lost their lives, both in this world and the coming world. For it is in HaShem’s-יהו"ה power to distort the utterances of the trustworthy and take reason away from the elders.297Job 12:20 Therefore, let not the wise glory in his wisdom,298Jeremiah 9:22 for how can you be haughty if from your very inception you were born of a putrid drop,299Mishnah Avot 3:1 and you entered and exited by way the birth canal.