Commentary for Kiddushin 58:17
רב הונא לטעמיה דאמר בן עשרים שנה ולא נשא אשה כל ימיו בעבירה בעבירה סלקא דעתך אלא אימא כל ימיו בהרהור עבירה
Said he to him, 'When he visits you, bring him to me. When he arrived, he saw that he wore no [head-]covering.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A sudarium with which married men used to cover their heads. V. supra p. 29, n. 5. uapb jph,');"><sup>19</sup></span> 'Why have you no head-dress? ' asked he.'
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
R. Huna does not even want to look at a man who is unmarried and is older than 20. This is in line with the Babylonian point of view, that men should marry at a relatively young age.
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