Responsa zu Schemuel I 2:30
לָכֵ֗ן נְאֻם־יְהוָה֮ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ אָמ֣וֹר אָמַ֔רְתִּי בֵּֽיתְךָ֙ וּבֵ֣ית אָבִ֔יךָ יִתְהַלְּכ֥וּ לְפָנַ֖י עַד־עוֹלָ֑ם וְעַתָּ֤ה נְאֻם־יְהוָה֙ חָלִ֣ילָה לִּ֔י כִּֽי־מְכַבְּדַ֥י אֲכַבֵּ֖ד וּבֹזַ֥י יֵקָֽלּוּ׃
Darum spricht der HERR, der Gott Israels: Ich habe gesagt, dein Haus und das Haus deines Vaters sollen für immer vor mir wandeln; Nun aber spricht der Herr: Sei fern von mir! Für diejenigen, die mich ehren, werde ich ehren, und diejenigen, die mich verachten, werden leicht geschätzt.
Shut min haShamayim
They responded: Even though it is essentially permitted, it is unwise to permit it publicly. "I honor those who honor Me, but those who spurn Me shall be dishonored." (I Samuel 2:30) [Before saying this, they had responded so: "There he stands behind our wall, gazing through the window, peering through the lattice." (Shir Hashirim 2:9) "Why should My beloved be in My house?" (Jeremiah 11:15)4The continuation of this verse speaks about distancing oneself from certain meat - perhaps this is the intended reference here. On the basis of this response, we forbade the meat of the animal, and only some time later, we received the response "Even though it is permitted," etc.]
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