{"query": "Pirkei Avot §avot_05_19: Whoever possesses these three thing", "count": 20, "results": [{"id": "card_n_7ae39162afb3", "title": "Pirkei Avot §avot_05_19: Whoever possesses these three things, he is of the disciples of Abraham, our ...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Whoever possesses these three things, he is of the disciples of Abraham, our father; and [whoever possesses] three other things, he is of the disciples of Balaam, the wicked. A good eye, a humble spir", "authority_tier": "external_aligned", "source": "Pirkei Avot — Ethics of the Fathers (Mishnah, c. 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