Commentary for Kiddushin 66:4
ואימא מוראת רבית ומוראת משקלות ר' אלעזר פני פני גמר
Now, I do not know what this fear is, but when it is said, [Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head.] and fear thy God,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XIX, 32.');"><sup>3</sup></span> then lo! fear means rising.
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
R. Elazar reads a verse in Kohelet in light of the verse about standing before a sage in Leviticus. Both contain the phrase “fear God” and while other verses talk about fearing God in the context of other mitzvoth (not having false weights, and not lending to other Jews with interest) only these two verses use the word “pene.” The verse about rising reads “מפני שיבה” and the verse in Kohelet says, “מלפני אלוהים.”
R. Elazar derives that he will forget his Talmud from the phrase “Good (tov) will not be”—“good” is a code word for Torah, as in the phrase, “For I have given you a good teaching.”
R. Elazar derives that he will forget his Talmud from the phrase “Good (tov) will not be”—“good” is a code word for Torah, as in the phrase, “For I have given you a good teaching.”
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