Commentary for Kiddushin 64:10
יכול יהדרנו בממון ת"ל תקום והדרת מה קימה שאין בה חסרון כיס אף הידור שאין בו חסרון כיס יכול יעמוד מפניו מבית הכסא ומבית המרחץ ת"ל תקום והדרת לא אמרתי קימה אלא במקום שיש הידור
for it is said: The Lord possessed me [sc. wisdom personified] as the beginning of his way.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Prov. VIII, 22.');"><sup>22</sup></span> I might think that one might stand up before him [even] at a great distance: therefore it is written. thou shalt rise up, and thou shalt honour,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XIX, 32. The words 'thou shalt rise' are made to apply to zaken.');"><sup>23</sup></span>
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
The baraita teaches four things:
1) One does not need to rise in front of a sage who is far away since this does not really honor him.
2) One does not need to honor the sage by giving him money (although I’m sure he’d be delighted to receive it).
3) One does not rise in a place like a bathroom or bathhouse. These are not places of reverence.
4) It is not okay to pretend one did not see the elder and thereby avoid rising. This is why the Torah states, “and you shall fear your God.” God will know whether you’re telling the truth or not.
1) One does not need to rise in front of a sage who is far away since this does not really honor him.
2) One does not need to honor the sage by giving him money (although I’m sure he’d be delighted to receive it).
3) One does not rise in a place like a bathroom or bathhouse. These are not places of reverence.
4) It is not okay to pretend one did not see the elder and thereby avoid rising. This is why the Torah states, “and you shall fear your God.” God will know whether you’re telling the truth or not.
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