designate Jerusalem, or the Temple, as being _the_ place where
God's spirit dwells; or it may also refer to the divine court
of the _Sanhedrin_. It then came to be used as an appellative
for God. As Schechter remarks, "The term is mainly indicative
of God's ubiquity in the world and can best be translated by
'Omnipresent.'" See Hoffmann, _Sanhedrin_ VI, note 56,
Taylor, _Sayings_, p. 53, note 42, and Schechter, _Aspects_,
pp. 26-27, where the literature on this subject is given. See
also Friedlander, _The Jewish Religion_, p. 287, and the
Jewish Encyclopedia_, art. _Names of God_.

(36) Psalm XXXVII, 21.

15. They each said three things. R. Eliezer said, "Let thy friend's
honor be as dear to thee as thine own (37); be not easily excited to
anger; and repent one day before thy death" (38). And (he further
said), "Warm thyself by the fire of the wise, but beware of their
glowing coals, lest thou be burnt, for their bite is the bite of the
fox, and their sting is the scorpion's sting, and their hiss is the
serpent's hiss, and all their words are like coals of fire" (39). 16.
R. Joshua said, "The evil eye, the evil inclination (40), and hatred
of his fellow-creatures (41), put a man out of the world." 17. R.
Jose said, "Let the property of thy friend be as dear to thee as thine
own; prepare thyself for the study of _Torah_, since the knowledge of
it is not an inheritance of thine, and let all thy deeds be done in
the name of God" (42). 18. R. Simeon said, "Be careful in reading the
_Shema_ (43) and the _Amidah_ (44); and when thou prayest, consider
not thy prayer as a fixed (mechanical) task, but as (an appeal for)
mercy and grace before the All-present, as it is said, 'For he is
gracious and full of mercy, slow to anger, and abounding in