Talmud su Salmi 39:7

It is written, hear this all nations, listen all who dwell like moles³⁴Ps. 49:1. Usually the word חֶלֶד “world” is derived from خلد “to be permanent”, not חלד “to burrow”.. Rebbi Aha said, Rebbi Abbahu and the rabbis. One said, why does he compare all creatures to a mole? Only because everything that exists on dry land exists in the sea, but there are many species in the sea which are not on land, and there is no mole in the sea. But the other said, why does he compare all creatures to a mole? Like this mole which drags and deposits and does not know for whom it deposits, so are the creatures, they always drag and collect and do not know for whom they collect; he piles up and does not know for whom he assembled it³⁵Ps. 39:7..

Rebbi Ḥizqiah, Rebbi Jeremiah, Rebbi Ḥiyya in the name of Rebbi Joḥanan: If you can link the tradition back to Moses, link it. Otherwise, take either the very first or the very last [source]¹⁸⁷In a lengthy chain of tradition, the list of intermediaries can be abbreviated.. Giddul said, anybody who quotes somebody should consider it as if the author of the quote stood before him. What is the reason? Only in image a man wanders¹⁸⁸Ps. 39:7.. It is written, many a man professes good will, but where will you find one you can trust¹⁸⁹Prov. 20:6.? That is Rebbi Zeˋira¹⁹⁰Who is the only one strictly following Giddul in questioning any tradition where the tradent could not possibly have known personally the person whom he is quoting, a requirement in a purely oral tradition. R. Joḥanan permits only to abbreviate the list of intermediaries, not the last one from whom the speaker heard it., as Rebbi Zeˋira said, we do not take the traditions of Rav Sheshet into account since he is blind. Rebbi Zeˋira said to Rebbi Yasa, does the Rabbi know Bar Pedaiah that you quote traditions in his name? He said to him, Rebbi Joḥanan quoted them in his name. ¹⁹¹Chapter 14, end (15a line 1). Rebbi Zeˋira said to Rebbi Abba bar Zavda, does the Rabbi know Rav that you quote traditions in his name? He said to him, Rav Ada bar Ahavah quoted them in his name.

¹²²This paragraph is from Šabbat1, Notes 188–191. Giddul said, anybody who quotes somebody should consider it as if the author of the quote stood before him, for it is said¹²³Ps. 39:7., only in image a man wanders. It is written¹²⁴Prov. 20:6. many a man professes good will, this is the rest of mankind; but where will you find one you can trust, that is Rebbi Ze`ira. As Rebbi Ze`ira said, should we take the traditions of Rav Sheshet into account since he is blind? Rebbi Ze`ira said to Rebbi Assi, does the Rabbi know Bar Petaiah that you quote traditions in his name? He said to him, Rebbi Joḥanan quoted them in his name. Rebbi Ze`ira said to Rebbi Assi¹¹⁶He is R. Yasa in Yerushalmi texts., does the Rabbi know Rav that you quote traditions in his name? He said to him, Rebbi¹²⁵Read: Rav. Ada bar Ahavah quoted them in his name.