Provérbios 10:7 Cabalá: Sha'arei Orah & Sefer HaBahir

I must now awaken you to a great and glorious matter. Know that there are three names, Tzaddik-צדיק, Tzedek-צדק and Tzedakah-צדקה. HaShem’s-יהו"ה quality as the Living God-El Chai-א"ל חי is called The Righteous One-Tzaddik-צדיק and HaShem’s-יהו"ה quality of Lordship-Adona”y-אדנ"י is called Righteousness-Tzedek-צדק. When the Righteous One-Tzaddik-צדיק influences His blessing into Righteousness-Tzedek-צדק, that influence and emanation is called Charity-Tzedakah-צדקה and these three names become unified as one. The Righteous One-Tzaddik-צדיק gives, Righteousness-Tzedek-צדק receives and Charity-Tzedakah-צדקה is the matter of the gift, adhesion, and connection. Accordingly, the verse states,³²Proverbs 10:7 “The memory of the Righteous-Tzaddik-צדיק is for blessing.”

Know that HaShem’s-יהו"ה quality as the Living God-El Chai-א"ל חי, which is called the Righteous One-Tzaddik-צדיק, stands to see and observe mankind. If He observes that people are occupied in the study of His Torah and the observance of His commandments-mitzvot-מצות and that they wish to purify and conduct themselves in purity and cleanliness, then HaShem’s-יהו"ה quality as the Righteous One-Tzaddik-צדיק spreads forth and expands, becoming filled with all kinds of influence and emanation from above, to pour blessings upon His quality of Lordship-Adona”y-אדנ"י in order to bestow the reward of goodness to those who uphold His Torah and mitzvot and purify themselves. The result is that the entire world is blessed through these righteous ones-Tzaddikim-צדיקים. Moreover, HaShem’s-יהו"ה quality of Lordship-Adona”y-אדנ"י is also blessed through them. This is the matter of,³⁶Proverbs 10:7 “The memory of the righteous-Tzaddik-צדיק is for blessing.”

Now, when these two Divine qualities of HaShem-יהו"ה, the Living God-El Chai-א"ל חי and the Lord-Adona”y-אדנ"י unify, the whole world is then in a state of perfection. Therefore, HaShem-יהו"ה, blessed is He, gave the day of Shabbat to the children of Israel, corresponding to these two qualities, remember it-Zachor-זכור for the daytime, corresponding to the Living God-El Chai-א"ל חי and keep it-Shamor-שמור for the nighttime, corresponding to the Lord-Adona”y-אדנ"י. Therefore, about Shabbat, it says both “remember it” and “keep it” in the Ten Commandments. Know and have faith in the true received knowledge, that the wellspring of all the blessings that come to HaShem’s-יהו"ה quality of Lordship-Adona”y-אדנ"י to bless the Jewish people, is this place called Remembrance-Zikaron-זכרון. This is the meaning of the verse,⁸⁰Exodus 20:20 “Every place where I will mention-Azkir-אזכיר My name, I will come to you and bless you.” It is further written,⁸¹Proverbs 10:7 “The remembrance-Zecher-זכר of the Righteous-Tzaddik-צדיק is for blessing.” The hidden matter here is,⁸²Psalms 115:12 “HaShem-יהו"ה will bless our remembrance.”