Commentary for Makkot 34:10

וכי מזהירין מן הדין הא אפילו למאן דאמר עונשין מן הדין אין מזהירין מן הדין איסורא בעלמא

But, can we even derive a scriptural warning from a kal v'chomer? That even according to the opinion that we can derive a punishment from a kal v'chomer, we still cannot derive a scriptural warning from a kal v'chomer. Rebbi Shimon just means to learn out a prohibition [but not malkus]

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