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Rabbi Tarfon: It is not thy duty to complete the work, but neither art thou free to desist…

It is not thy duty to complete the work, but neither art thou free to desist from it

In today’s wordsIt's not your job to finish the work, but you're not free to walk away from it.

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Source
From the book Pirkei Avot (Sayings of the Fathers), Chapter 2, mishnah 21 (numbering of this edition); translated by Joseph I. Gorfinkle, 1913
Also quoted as
Also quoted as “It is not your responsibility to finish the work, but neither are you free to desist from it.” · “It is not your duty to complete the work, but neither are you free to desist from it.”

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