Halakha Amsal 27:26: Mishneh Torah, Foundations

כְּבָשִׂ֥ים לִלְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָ וּמְחִ֥יר שָׂ֝דֶ֗ה עַתּוּדִֽים׃

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Mishneh Torah, Foundations of the Torah

The ancient sages have commanded not to sermonize concerning these matters;4Ibid. C. save only to one man at a time, if he be wise, possessed of an intelligence of his own, whenafter to him might be transmitted the headlines of the chapters and acquaint him with a fraction of the matter so that he be able to understand its conclusion by his own intelligence and fathom its depth. These matters are extremely deep matters indeed, and not each and every intelligence is prepared to suffer them. And concerning them Solomon in his wisdom metaphorically said: "The lambs will be for thy clothing" (Prov. 27,26); so have the sages interpreted this metaphor: "matters which are covering the universe shall be for thy garment," meaning they are a garment for thee alone, but thou shalt not sermonize them before the multitude. And, concerning them he further said: "Let it be for thee alone and for no strangers with thee," (Ibid. 5,17). And concerning them he, moreover, said: "Milk and honey shall be beneath thy tongue;" (Song of Songs, 4,11); so have the early sages interpreted it: "Matters which are likened to honey and milk shall remain beneath thine own tongue".
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