כִּ֣י מַ֭לְאָכָיו יְצַוֶּה־לָּ֑ךְ לִ֝שְׁמָרְךָ֗ בְּכָל־דְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃
car à ses anges il a donné mission de te protéger en toutes tes voies.
Mishneh Torah, Prayer and the Priestly Blessing
When one goes to the toilet, he says before entering, "Honoured be ye, O honoured and holy ones, ministers of the Supreme. Protect me, protect me; tarry for me when I enter and till I leave; for this is the way of the children of men".*These sentences are no longer said. After leaving, he recites the blessing, "Blessed art Thou, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who hast formed man in wisdom and created in him many orifices and vessels. If one of these should close*Contrary to their function.*Contrary to their function. or one of these open, it would be impossible to exist even for a single hour. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, who healest all flesh and doest wondrously."