Midrash su Giudici 5:10
רֹכְבֵי֩ אֲתֹנ֨וֹת צְחֹר֜וֹת יֹשְׁבֵ֧י עַל־מִדִּ֛ין וְהֹלְכֵ֥י עַל־דֶּ֖רֶךְ שִֽׂיחוּ׃
Voi che cavalcate su asini bianchi, che sedete su panni ricchi, e che camminate lungo la strada, parlatene;
Ein Yaakov (Glick Edition)
R. Samuel b. Nachmeini said: "What is the meaning of the passage (Ib. 5, 19.) Let her bosom satisfy thee abundantly at all times. Why is the Torah compared unto a bosom? Just as the breast supplies milk as often as the suckling touches it, so it is with the Torah; as often as a man utters it he finds taste [new reasoning]." With her love be thou ravished continually (Ib.). This refers to R. Elazar b. Pedath; for it is said of R. Elazar b. Pedath that when he was studying the Torah in the lower market of Sephoris, his linen garment was lying in the upper market [and he did not even miss it because he was so preoccupied with his study]. R. Isaac b. Eliezer said: "Once a man attempted to steal [the clothes of R. Elazar b. Pedath] but found a serpent lying on top of them." In the school of R. Anan it was taught: "What is the meaning of the passage (Judge 5, 10.) He that rides on white asses, etc. This refers to the scholars who travel from one town to another town, and from one country to another country to teach the Torah and explain it until it is as clear as noontime. Ye that sit in Judgment, (Ib. ib. ib.) refers to those who sit and give verdicts that are really just; And ye who talk, (Ib. ib. ib.) refers to those who are versed in the Bible; On the way, (Ib.) refers to those who are versed in the Mishnah; Utter praise, (Ib.) refers to those who are versed in the study of the Talmud and whose entire conversation is devoted to the Torah."
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