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7. It is written, “who does righteousness at all times.” Can one do righteousness at all times? Who can do righteousness even twelve hours a day? However, one who does righteousness, does at any time. “Any time” means as it is written, “not to come at any time into the holy place.” Malchut is called “time,” and Yesod is called “all,” and one who does righteousness caused a unification of Yesod and Malchut, how are called “all times.”

8. The meaning is not only in the assembly of Israel, in Malchut, who is a time of the holy good will of the righteous, who is Yesod, who is called “all.” Rather, even at any time below, which are disciples of the wise in this world, righteousness will increase on them, and righteousness will awaken in everyone, upper ones and lower ones. This is why one should set one’s heart and will to adhere to the Creator.

9. Rabbi Shimon said, “Is it only this? But anyone who does righteousness and is gripped to the tree of life will be saved in this world, and even from death in the world of the rest of the people, from corporeal death, much less from spiritual death.