Commentary for Kiddushin 65:6
אמר מר יכול יעמוד מפניו מבית הכסא ומבית המרחץ ולא והא ר' חייא הוה יתיב בי מסחותא וחליף ואזיל רבי שמעון בר רבי ולא קם מקמיה ואיקפד ואתא אמר ליה לאבוה שני חומשים שניתי לו בספר תהלים ולא עמד מפני
R'Jose B'Abin said: Come and see how beloved a precept is in its time;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., when it is being performed.');"><sup>9</sup></span> for behold, they rose up before them, yet not before scholars. But perhaps it is different there, for otherwise you may cause them to offend in the future!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If they are not shewn honour they may resent it, saying: 'They hold us of no account', and so not come again.');"><sup>10</sup></span>
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
The baraita states teaches that one does not need to rise before a sage in a bath-house or bathroom (toilet). Nevertheless, R. Shimon son of Rabbi [Yehudah Hanasi] is offended when R. Hiyya does not stand in front of him even though he is in a bath-house. He even goes and complains about it to his father.
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