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New Edition of the Babylonian Talmud (Volume 17)

New Edition of the Babylonian Talmud (Volume 17)

Rodkinson, Michael Levi

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Fiction AnthologiesGeneral LawGeneral World History

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ISBN10: 1153357143
ISBN13: 9781153357142
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 278
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.62 Width: 9.01 Depth: 5.98
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ...Ps. cxi. 10: The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord. He also used to say: ' Whosesoever deeds exceed, ' ' etc., as it is written Ex. xxiv.: We will do and obey. It was asked of R. Johanan b. Zakkai: What praise is to be applied to one who is wise and sin-fearing? He answered: A mechanic who has his tools with him. And what praise is to be applied to the one who is only wise, but not sin-fearing? And he answered: He is a mechanic who has no tools. He was asked again as to what praise is to be applied to the one who is sin-fearing but lacks wisdom, and he answered: No mechanic but has tools. R. Elazar b. Azariah said: 'If there is no Law, ' etc. He used to say: One who is possessed of good deeds and who has studied much law, to what is he to be compared? unto a tree that is planted by waters, whose branches are few but whose roots are many, and which can withstand the severest storm, as Chapter XXII. of the original. it is written Ps. i. 3: And he shall be like a tree planted by rivulets of water, etc. One who lacks good deeds but who has studied law, to what is he to be compared? to a tree planted in the desert whose branches are many and his roots few, which is easily uprooted by any wind, as it is written Jer. xvii. 6: He shall be like a lonely tree in the desert. R. Gamaliel said: 'Set a teacher, ' etc. A teacher for wisdom and a companion to study with, and be quit of doubt and do not tithe much by estimation. Simeon his son used to say: All my days I spent among the sages, and I found silence to be the most advisable thing, and that not discussion but practice is the principal thing; and if silence is advisable fo...

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