Commentary for Bava Batra 288:5

וליתבו ליה כל היכא דאיתיה מסייע ליה לרב הונא דאמר רב הונא ברכת הבית ברובה וליתבו ליה לפי ברכת הבית הכי נמי:

— That is so.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' He does get that portion. ');">¹⁵</span> [IF ONE OF THEM] CONTRACTED A DISEASE AND HAD HIMSELF CURED, THE [EXPENSES OF THE] CURE [MUST BE DEFRAYED] OUT OF HIS OWN. Rabin sent in the name of R. El'a: This applies only<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'they did not teach but'. ');">¹⁶</span> [to the case] where he contracted the disease through [his own] negligence. but [if] by accident the [cost of the] cure is [defrayed] from the common funds. What is meant by negligence? — As R. Hanina [taught]. For R. Hanina said:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' B.M. 107b; A.Z. 3b: Keth. 30a. ');">¹⁷</span> Every' thing is in the power of heaven except [illness through] cold [or] heat; for it is said, Cold [and] heat<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Heb., Pahim. [H] (Cf. [H], coal). Others render zinim pahim, [H] 'blowing cold winds'. (Cf. [H], cold and [H] blow) ');">¹⁸</span>

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