Musar for Taanit 50:13
אמר להם אמשול לכם [משל] למה הדבר דומה לעבד שמבקש פרס מרבו אמר להם תנו לו ואל אשמע קולו
as it is said, Deep calleth unto Deep at the voice of Thy cataracts etc.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ps. XLII, 8. thshr');"><sup>11</sup></span> Rabbah said: I myself have seen Ridya.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In Persian mythology the angel who has charge over rain. V. Kohut, Aruch s.v. and Yoma, Sonc. ed. , ');"><sup>12</sup></span>
Orchot Tzadikim
The modest person has charm, as it is said: "And He gives grace to the humble" (Prov. 3:34). The prayer of the modest person is received before the Holy One, Blessed be He, for he, the modest person, is always generous and waives his claims against others. And it is because of this that the prayer of Rabbi Akiba was received when he began, "Our Father, our King" as is commented upon in Ta'anith 25b. The modest man merits increasing wisdom, for he is humble in the presence of the wise and sits at their feet, as it is said: "He that walks with wise men shall be wise" (Prov. 13:20). Heaven has mercy upon the humble person, as it is said: "He who confesses his wrongs and forsakes them shall obtain mercy" (Prov. 28:13).
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