Commentary for Avodah Zarah 60:4
אמר רב חייא בר אשי אמר שמואל פי תאנה אין בו משום גילוי כמאן כי האי תנא דתניא רבי אליעזר אומר אוכל אדם ענבים ותאנים בלילה ואינו חושש משום שנאמר (תהלים קטז, ו) שומר פתאים ה'
R. Hiyya b. Ashi said in the name of Shmuel: The opening of a fig does not become prohibited by being left uncovered. This is like the following Tanna: For it has been taught: R. Eliezer says, One may eat grapes and figs at night without suspecting any harm, for Scripture says, “The Lord guards the simple” (Psalms 116:6).
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
When a fig is picked a little hole is left where it was attached to the tree. R. Hiyya b. Ashi says that one need not suspect that the snake drank from there. But the Talmud’s comment implies that the snake may indeed have drank from there if left uncovered. Nevertheless, one may eat the fig because God protects people.
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Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
The point of knowing that the venom sneaks to the bottom is that nine people can safely drink from a barrel of liquid or eat from a melon and live, and the tenth can die.
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