Every single human being has merits and transgressions. A person whose merits are greater than his transgressions is [considered] a righteous person (‘tzaddik’). One whose transgressions are greater than his merits is [considered] a wicked person (‘rasha’). [A person whose merits and transgressions] are exactly equal (lit, ‘half to half’) is an average person (‘bai’noni’; […]
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