אַל־תִּתֵּן֙ אֶת־אֲמָ֣תְךָ֔ לִפְנֵ֖י בַּת־בְּלִיָּ֑עַל כִּֽי־מֵרֹ֥ב שִׂיחִ֛י וְכַעְסִ֖י דִּבַּ֥רְתִּי עַד־הֵֽנָּה׃
“Huwag mong ilagay sa kahihiyan ang iyong lingkod sa harap ng isang masamang babae, sapagkat dahil sa dami ng aking hinaing at pagdaramdam kaya ako nanalangin nang ganito katagal.”
The Jewish Spiritual Heroes
The statement of Hannah to Eli (Sam. I., 1:16), “Esteem not thy handmaid as a daughter of Belial,” he compared to the “Bnei Belial” mentioned elsewhere in the Bible, and he concluded that “the prayer of a drunken man may be compared to idol worshipping”34)ברכות ל״א א׳. Another example of his method of interpretation is found in his declaration that there can be no other punishment for a man who lifts his hand against neighbor except being buried. This he based on the verse that the earth belonged to men of strong arms.35)סנהדרין נ״ח ב׳.