Commentary for Niddah 61:24

משמש והולך (תהלים קטז, ו) ושומר פתאים ה'

understanding and discernment. When his time to depart from the world approaches the Holy One, blessed be He, takes away his share and leaves the shares of his father and his mother with them. R. Papa observed: It is this that people have in mind when they say, 'Shake off the salt<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Metaph. for the soul, 'the preserver of the human body'. ');">¹⁹</span>

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