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ברכות לב,ב

Tefila iis greater than good deeds. A tzadik does not consider his good deeds worthy, If they ask for it, will be deducted from the rewards of their benefits. The Klei Yokor says that he could have asked for the mitzvos he could have done. These would have been for benefit of the Bnei Yisroel. If Moshe Rabbenu would have entered Eretz Yisroel, there would not have been a charben, so his good deeds would not have been deducted. Hashem desires tefila of tzadikim to daven to get close to Him and therefore they daven for a handout. The mothers were barren in order they should daven for children.