Commentary for Kiddushin 60:9
להשיאו אשה מנלן דכתיב (ירמיהו כט, ו) קחו נשים והולידו בנים ובנות וקחו לבניכם נשים ואת בנותיכם תנו לאנשים
and were not the Holy One, blessed be He, to help him [man], he would not be able to prevail against him, for it is said: The Lord will not leave him in his hand.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 33.');"><sup>21</sup></span> The School of R'Ishmael taught: My son, if this repulsive [wretch]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The Evil Desire.');"><sup>22</sup></span> assail thee, lead him to the schoolhouse: if he is of stone, he will dissolve; if iron, he will shiver [into fragments], for it is said: Is n word like as fire?
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
The Talmud now goes on to discuss the next responsibility a father has for his children—to marry them off. As we shall see, this plays out a little differently for sons than it does for daughters. Still, it seems that in this case, the rabbis think that a father has equal responsibility vis a vis both male and female children.
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