Commentary for Bava Kamma 184:9

א"ל את אמרת מהתם ואנא אמינא מהכא (בראשית כד, סז) ויבאה יצחק האהלה שרה אמו ויקח את רבקה ותהי לו לאשה ויאהבה וינחם יצחק אחרי אמו וכתיב בתריה (בראשית כה, א) ויוסף אברהם ויקח אשה ושמה קטורה

Raba [again] said to Rabbah b. Mari: Whence can be derived the popular saying: 'If there is any matter of reproach in thee be the first to tell it?' — He replied: As it was written: And he said, I am Abraham's servant.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. XXIV, 34. ');">¹⁴</span> Raba again said to Rabbah b. Mari: Whence can be derived the popular saying: 'Though a duck keeps its head down while walking its eyes look afar'? — He replied: As it is written: <i>And when the Lord shall have dealt well with my lord then remember thy handmaid</i>.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' 1 Sam. XXV, 31. Spoken by Abigail to David and hinting thus that she would wish to become his wife in future days. ');">¹⁵</span>

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