A man should take to heart, in order to make his holiness and purity complete and acceptable to the Creator and to the people, to follow what the Sages said “Which way is the best to follow – that which is beautiful to his Maker and beautiful to his friends”. He will then consider every aspect of holiness and purity in every details, and will thus complete his Yesod (righteousness) with the help of Tiferet (completeness and beauty).
In his actions, the man should hold on to holiness to the point when he and his name will be known for it, so that his people would say apply "beautiful". Similar to Rabbi Chanina and Rabbi Oshaia, whose names the prostitutes in the market used for taking oaths. Both Rabbis were shoemakers in the market, and when a reliable oath was needed in the business dealings, the prostitutes would swear “by the lives of the holy rabbis in the
(U’Sfartem Lachem)
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