Commentary for Nedarim 97:10

רבא אמר מאן חולין רבנן רבא לטעמיה דאמר רבא

But this may not be told to the ignorant.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lest they tear up the growing flax to obtain the seed (Ran). Because it will appear absurd to then, (Tosaf). ');">¹⁹</span> Raba said: By 'the sick', scholars are meant.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., in the Baraitha stating that 'the sick' eat their bread with soft preserves of gourds, the Rabbis and students are meant, not the literally sick. Hence there is no contradiction between that and the story of R. Jeremiah. ');">²⁰</span> This agrees with another dictum of his. For Raba said:

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