Commentary for Bava Batra 288:6

חלה ונתרפא נתרפא משל עצמו: שלח רבין משמיה דר' אלעא לא שנו אלא שחלה בפשיעה אבל באונס נתרפא מן האמצע היכי דמי בפשיעה כדרבי חנינא דאמר רבי חנינא הכל בידי שמים חוץ מצנים פחים שנאמר (משלי כב, ה) צנים פחים בדרך עקש שומר נפשו ירחק מהם:

are in the way of the froward. he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Prov. XXII, 5 E.V., Thorns and snares are in the way etc. ');">¹⁹</span> <b><i>MISHNAH</i></b>. IF SOME OF THE BROTHERS HAVE BESTOWED GIFTS AS GROOMSMEN<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Groomsmen (shoshbinin). in addition to acting as best men or companions of the groom, also brought him presents (shoshbinuth). Their services and gifts were reciprocated on the occasion of their marriages. [On shoshebin, V. Krauss, TA. II, 458. He connects it with [H] 'twig' and 'branch', alluding to the myrtles which formed a feature of marriage ceremonies. and which were entrusted to the shoshebin. Cf. [G].] ');">²⁰</span> IN THE LIFETIME OF [THEIR] FATHER<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who defrayed the cost of the presents. ');">²¹</span> [WHEN] THE WEDDING GIFTS ARE RECIPROCATED<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' On the occasion of the marriage of one of the sons after their father's death. ');">²²</span>

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