A Prayer to Merit Being Saved from Anger, Never to Become Angry Again

Master of the Universe, the Almighty, grant me the merit to be saved from anger. May I never become angry about anything, and even regarding something that seems to justify anger, Heaven forbid, may I never become angry again. May I never stumble into anger ever again. May I learn from Chushim the son of Dan, who severed the head of Esav and did not allow his grandfather, Yaakov, to lie in disgrace. And then, if one does not become angry, one merits to place white-hot iron skewers in their eyes, like Matya ben Charash. Even though he lived in Rome, he merited to receive the Divine inspiration there to place white-hot iron skewers in his eyes. The main thing is not to look at forbidden sights. For King David says in Psalm 119, "Avert (Ha'aver) my eyes from seeing falsehood." And one must say and read it with a "Vav" instead of a "Bet"—meaning, to read it as "Blind (Ha'aver) my eyes from seeing falsehood." For I prefer that You blind my eyes rather than remain with open eyes, Heaven forbid, and look at forbidden sights, Heaven forbid. And then, when one does not stumble in forbidden sights, one will never become angry again.

B"H 531

To Merit Being Saved from Anger, Never to Become Angry Again, and for Guarding the Eyes—Through Which I Will Never Become Angry Again