Personal Petitions in the Mishnah
R. Neḥuniah b. Hakaneh would recite a short prayer upon entering the house of study and upon departing.
They said to him, “What is the nature of this prayer?”
He said to them, “Upon entering I pray that no mishap may befall through me, and upon departing I give thanks for my lot.”
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