Commentary for Avodah Zarah 37:13
עולא רמי כתיב (משלי ה, טו) שתה מים מבורך וכתיב ונוזלים מתוך בארך בתחלה שתה מבורך ולבסוף ונוזלים מתוך בארך
Ulla pointed to the following contradiction: It is written, “Drink waters out of you own cistern” (Proverbs 5:15) and then it says, “and running waters out of your own well!” At first drink from your own cistern, and by the end running waters from your own well.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
Ulla learns another educational message from Proverbs. First drink from your cistern, where waters are gathered from elsewhere. Then, once your learning has progressed, running waters of new Torah will emerge from your well.
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