Mussar Study · Ways of the Righteous · Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe
Oct 12, 2026 · 12 min · 6 segments
Could your own success become your downfall? We traverse the treacherous landscape of arrogance in our latest episode, guided by the timeless wisdom of the Orchos Tzaddikim. The ancient texts of…
«Hagaavah hi hametbeah asher pasa hamelech hagadol baruch hu.» Arrogance is the trait, the primary trait that the Almighty has disliked and has, uh, really, uh, you know, invalidated before us.
«Ki hageh eh yishkach yetzro» because as a, as a result of someone being arrogant, they will forget their creator.
«Kedach siv» as it is written, «uvkorcha uvtsoncha yirbiyun vekesef vezah yarbah loch» you're going to increase your wealth.
You're going to increase how many cattle you have and how many, how many sheep you have.
You're gon- y- you're going to become too arrogant to realize that everything is from the Creator.
«V'amarta b'levavcha» and you're going to say in your heart, «kochi v'od shem yadi asah li es hachayil hazeh» it's my strength, it's my wisdom, it's my greatness that brought about my success.
«V'zocharta et Hashem Elokecha ki hu hanosein lecha koach la'asot chayil.» And you have to remember, there's a warning in the Torah, that, uh, everything, all of our success, everything that we attain, everything that we succeed in, in our lives, is all a result of Hashem giving us our abilities, Hashem giving us all of our talents, our skills, our wisdom, and our potential is all given to us as a gift from the Almighty.
«Uba-melechenaar, ne'emar, levilti rum levavo me'echav.» It says that his heart not be lifted above his brother.
«Hagaavah hi hametbeah asher pasa hamelech hagadol baruch hu.» Arrogance is the trait, the primary trait that the Almighty has disliked and has, uh, really, uh, you know, invalidated before us.
«Ki hageh eh yishkach yetzro» because as a, as a result of someone being arrogant, they will forget their creator.
«Kedach siv» as it is written, «uvkorcha uvtsoncha yirbiyun vekesef vezah yarbah loch» you're going to increase your wealth.
You're going to increase how many cattle you have and how many, how many sheep you have.
You're gon- y- you're going to become too arrogant to realize that everything is from the Creator.
«V'amarta b'levavcha» and you're going to say in your heart, «kochi v'od shem yadi asah li es hachayil hazeh» it's my strength, it's my wisdom, it's my greatness that brought about my success.
«V'zocharta et Hashem Elokecha ki hu hanosein lecha koach la'asot chayil.» And you have to remember, there's a warning in the Torah, that, uh, everything, all of our success, everything that we attain, everything that we succeed in, in our lives, is all a result of Hashem giving us our abilities, Hashem giving us all of our talents, our skills, our wisdom, and our potential is all given to us as a gift from the Almighty.
«Uba-melechenaar, ne'emar, levilti rum levavo me'echav.» It says that his heart not be lifted above his brother.
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