“Lying” —

<<and not

<<one that lies down habitually;

<<“lying” —

<<and not

<<standing.

<<“Under

<<its load” —

<<and not

<<unloaded.

<<“Under

<<its load” —

<<a load

<<that it is able

<<to stand

<<under.

<<And if

<<you say

<<the suffering of

<<living creatures

<<is from the Torah,

<<what

<<is it to me

<<lying,

<<and what

<<is it to me

<<one that lies down,

<<and what

<<is it to me

<<standing!

This —

<<whose is it?

<<Rabbi Yosei HaGelili

<<it is,

<<who said:

<<the suffering of

<<living creatures

<<is Rabbinic.

So

<<too

<<it stands to reason,

<<for it teaches:

<<“under

<<its load” —

<<a load

<<that it is able

<<to stand

<<under;

<<whom

<<have you heard

<<who holds

<<this

<<reasoning?

<<Rabbi Yosei HaGelili.

<<Learn from it.

And are

<<you able

<<to establish

<<it

<<like Rabbi

<<Yosei

<<HaGelili?

<<But

<<it teaches

<<in the latter clause:

<<“under

<<its load” —

<<and not

<<unloaded.

<<What is

<<“not

<<unloaded”?

<<If we say:

<<not

<<unloaded

<<at all —

<<but

<<it is written:

<<“raise,

<<you shall raise

<<with him”!

<<Rather,

<<it is obvious:

<<“not

<<unloaded” —

<<for free,

<<but

<<for pay;

<<whom

<<have you heard

<<who holds

<<this

<<reasoning?

<<The Rabbis!

<<Actually,

<<Rabbi Yosei HaGelili

<<it is,

<<and regarding loading

<<he holds

<<it

<<like the Rabbis.

The Rabbis taught:

<<“When

<<you see” —

<<it might be

<<even

<<from afar;

<<the verse states:

<<“when

<<you encounter”.

<<If

<<“when

<<you encounter” —

<<it might be

<<an encounter

<<actual?

<<The verse states:

<<“when

<<you see”.

<<And which

<<is

<<the seeing

<<that has

<<in it

<<an encounter?

<<Measured

<<the Sages:

<<one

<<of seven

<<and a half

<<in a mil,

<<and this

<<is

<<a ris.

It was taught:

<<and he walks along

<<with him

<<up to

<<a parsah.

<<Rabba bar bar Chana said:

<<and he takes

<<pay.

MISHNAH:

<<His lost object

<<and the lost object of

<<his father —

<<his lost object

<<takes precedence.

<<His lost object

<<and the lost object of

<<his teacher —

<<his own

<<takes precedence.

The lost object of

<<his father

<<and the lost object of

<<his teacher —

<<that of

<<his teacher

<<takes precedence,

<<for his father

<<brought him

<<into this world,

<<and his teacher,

<<who taught him

<<wisdom,

<<brings him

<<to the life of

<<the World to Come.

<<And if

<<his father

<<is a sage,

<<that of

<<his father

<<takes precedence.

If were

<<his father

<<and his teacher

<<carrying

<<a load,

<<he sets down

<<that of

<<his teacher,

<<and afterward

<<sets down

<<that of

<<his father.

<<If were

<<his father

<<and his teacher

<<in captivity,

<<he redeems

<<his teacher,

<<and afterward

<<redeems

<<his father.

<<And if

<<his father

<<is a sage,

<<he redeems

<<his father,

<<and afterward

<<redeems

<<his teacher.

GEMARA:

<<From where

<<are these

<<matters?

<<Rav Yehuda said in the name of Rav:

<<said

<<the verse:

<<“Only,

<<that

<<there shall not

<<be

<<among you

<<a destitute person” —

<<yours

<<takes precedence

<<over that of

<<every

<<person.

And Rav Yehuda said in the name of Rav:

<<anyone

<<who fulfills

<<in himself

<<thus,

<<in the end

<<comes

<<to

<<this.

If were

<<his father

<<and his teacher

<<carrying

<<a load

<<etc.

<<The Rabbis taught:

<<the teacher

<<of whom they spoke —

<<his teacher

<<who taught him

<<wisdom,

<<and not

<<his teacher

<<who taught him

<<Scripture

<<and Mishnah;

<<the words of

<<Rabbi Meir.

<<Rabbi Yehuda

<<says:

<<anyone

<<that most of

<<his wisdom

<<is from him.

<<Rabbi Yosei

<<says:

<<even if

<<he did not

<<enlighten

<<his eyes

<<except

<<in a mishnah

<<one,

<<this

<<is

<<his teacher.

Rava said:

<<such as

<<Rav Sechora,

<<who explained to me

<<“zuhama listeron”.

<<Shmuel

<<rent

<<his garment

<<over

<<a certain one

<<of the Rabbis

<<who explained to him:

<<“one

<<goes down

<<to the cubit of

<<the armpit

<<and one

<<opens

<<directly”.

Ulla said:

<<the Torah scholars

<<of Babylonia

<<stand

<<one

<<before

<<another,

<<and rend

<<one

<<over

<<another.

<<And regarding

<<a lost object

<<in the place of

<<his father,

<<they do not

<<return it

<<except

<<to his teacher

<<who is primary.

Asked

<<Rav Chisda

<<of Rav Huna:

<<a student

<<and needs

<<him

<<his teacher —

<<what?

<<He said to him:

<<Chisda,

<<Chisda,

<<I do not

<<need

<<you;

<<you

<<need

<<me

<<until

<<forty

<<years.

<<They were offended

<<at each other

<<and did not

<<go in

<<to

<<each other.

<<Sat

<<Rav Chisda

<<forty

<<fasts,

<<because

<<was weakened

<<the mind

<<of Rav Huna.

<<Sat

<<Rav Huna

<<forty

<<fasts,

<<because

<<he suspected

<<Rav Chisda.

It was stated:

<<Rav Yitzchak bar Yosef

<<said in the name of

<<Rabbi Yochanan:

<<the halachah

<<is like Rabbi

<<Yehuda.

<<Rav Acha bar Rav Huna

<<said in the name of

<<Rav Sheshes:

<<the halachah

<<is like Rabbi

<<Yosei.

And did

<<say

<<Rabbi Yochanan

<<so?

<<But didn't Rabbi Yochanan say:

<<the halachah

<<is like an unattributed

<<mishnah,

<<and we learned:

<<his teacher

<<who taught him

<<wisdom.

<<What is

<<“wisdom”?

<<Most of

<<his wisdom.

The Rabbis taught:

<<those who occupy themselves

<<with Scripture —

<<it is a virtue

<<and it is not

<<a virtue;

<<with Mishnah —

<<it is a virtue

<<and they receive

<<for it

<<reward;

<<with Talmud —

<<there is not

<<for you

<<a virtue

<<greater

<<than this;

<<and always

<<be

<<running

<<to the Mishnah

<<more

<<than

<<the Talmud.

This

<<itself

<<is difficult.

<<You said:

<<with Talmud —

<<there is not

<<for you

<<a virtue

<<greater

<<than this;

<<and then

<<you said:

<<and always

<<be

<<running

<<to the Mishnah

<<more

<<than

<<the Talmud!

<<Rabbi Yochanan said: