Commentary for Kiddushin 161:15

פלימו הוה רגיל למימר כל יומא גירא בעיניה דשטן יומא חד מעלי יומא דכיפורי הוה אידמי ליה כעניא אתא קרא אבבא אפיקו ליה ריפתא אמר ליה יומא כי האידנא כולי עלמא גואי ואנא אבראי עייליה וקריבו ליה ריפתא אמר ליה יומא כי האידנא כולי עלמא אתכא ואנא לחודאי אתיוהו אותבוהו אתכא הוה יתיב מלא נפשיה שיחנא וכיבי עליה והוה קעביד ביה מילי דמאיס א"ל

Grasping the tree, he went climbing up: but when he reached half-way up the tree he [Satan] let him go, saying: 'Had they not proclaimed in Heaven, "Take heed of R'Akiba and his learning," I would have valued your life at two ma'ahs.' Pelimo used to say every day, 'An arrow in Satan's eyes!'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. supra ');">³⁵</span> One day - it was the eve of the Day of Atonement - he disguised himself as a poor man and went and called out at his door; so bread was taken out to him.' On such a day,' he pleaded, 'when everyone is within, shall I be without? ' Thereupon he was taken in and bread was offered him.' On a day like this,' he urged, 'when everyone sits at table,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'at the tray'.');">³⁶</span> shall I si alone!' He was led and sat down at the table. As he sat, his body was covered with suppurating sores, and he was behaving repulsively.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Wriggling, or perhaps scratching himself.');">³⁷</span> 'Sit properly,' he rebuked him.

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