Halakha Ayub 31:4: Sefer Chasidim

And so that your heart should not trouble you when you see or examine what we are about to write here, and you might say, “These are not words of piety, but merely superstitions,” do not let this thought arise in your heart, and do not be misled into thinking this way. For this book is called Sefer Chasidim (The Book of the Pious), and its name reflects its true nature.

I will begin by saying that in a person’s limbs, the Holy One, Blessed be He, has engraved all of a person’s actions and experiences. Through the subtle sensations of one’s limbs, one’s Creator informs them daily of what is destined to happen. From one matter, you can learn many things, as it is written: • “He counts all my steps” (Job 31:4). • “Then those who fear the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord listened and heard, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the Lord and think upon His Name” (Malachi 3:16).