Talmud zu Mischlej 31:26
פִּ֭יהָ פָּתְחָ֣ה בְחָכְמָ֑ה וְתֽוֹרַת־חֶ֝֗סֶד עַל־לְשׁוֹנָֽהּ׃
Sie öffnet ihren Mund mit Weisheit; Und das Gesetz der Güte liegt auf ihrer Zunge.
Jerusalem Talmud Sanhedrin
One may not see him when naked, nor when he is being barbered, nor when he is in his bath, because your eyes shall see the king in his beauty207Is. 33:17. The Babli, 22b, infers from the verse that a king has to get a haircut every day.. Rebbi Ḥanina went to visit Rebbi Jehudah the Prince208Rebbi’s grandson.. He came to meet him dressed in sail-cloth. He told him, go and wear your lagin209Greek ὀθονή “sail-cloth”., because of your eyes shall see the king in his beauty210,Latin lacinia, ae, “edge, corner of garment, garment with fringes, ornament”, generally “garment” (E. G.).
(In other occurrences the word לגין means “bottle”, Greek λάγυνος, λάγηνος.)211The Patriarch, as member of the Davidic dynasty, should uphold the dignity of his family at all times.. Rebbi Joḥanan went to visit Rebbi Jehudah the Prince. He came to meet him dressed in a linen gown. He told him, go and wear your woolen gown, because of the king in his beauty. When he left, he told him, bring 212The meaning and etymology of this word is totally unknown. The commentators see a connection with the word טעם “taste”. It may have been a question about politics since the verse quoted is explained in Midrash Prov. as referring to good political advice. Menahem Ptolemy is only mentioned in Eccl. r. ad 5:10, in a discussion with R. Ḥanina, noting that good-looking food tastes better than undistinguished food, therefore it is possible to read the passage as an exhortation to the Patriarch to also show his status by his table.עטעמה. He answered, send and get Menaḥem Ptolemy, for it is written: Graceful teaching is on her tongue213Pr. 31:26.. Leaving, he saw Rebbi Ḥanina bar Sisi splitting wood. He told him, Rebbi, that is not fitting for you. He answered, what can I do? I have nobody to serve me. He retorted, if you have nobody to serve you, you should not have accepted ordination214An ordained rabbi should at all times uphold the dignity of the office. Similarly, the Babli (Qiddušin 70a) frowns upon an ordained rabbi engaged in bodily labor in public..
(In other occurrences the word לגין means “bottle”, Greek λάγυνος, λάγηνος.)211The Patriarch, as member of the Davidic dynasty, should uphold the dignity of his family at all times.. Rebbi Joḥanan went to visit Rebbi Jehudah the Prince. He came to meet him dressed in a linen gown. He told him, go and wear your woolen gown, because of the king in his beauty. When he left, he told him, bring 212The meaning and etymology of this word is totally unknown. The commentators see a connection with the word טעם “taste”. It may have been a question about politics since the verse quoted is explained in Midrash Prov. as referring to good political advice. Menahem Ptolemy is only mentioned in Eccl. r. ad 5:10, in a discussion with R. Ḥanina, noting that good-looking food tastes better than undistinguished food, therefore it is possible to read the passage as an exhortation to the Patriarch to also show his status by his table.עטעמה. He answered, send and get Menaḥem Ptolemy, for it is written: Graceful teaching is on her tongue213Pr. 31:26.. Leaving, he saw Rebbi Ḥanina bar Sisi splitting wood. He told him, Rebbi, that is not fitting for you. He answered, what can I do? I have nobody to serve me. He retorted, if you have nobody to serve you, you should not have accepted ordination214An ordained rabbi should at all times uphold the dignity of the office. Similarly, the Babli (Qiddušin 70a) frowns upon an ordained rabbi engaged in bodily labor in public..
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