Commentary for Pesachim 223:8
תנא דבי אליהו אע"פ שאמר ר"ע עשה שבתך חול ואל תצטרך לבריות אבל עושה הוא דבר מועט בתוך ביתו מאי נינהו אמר רב פפא כסא דהרסנא כדתנן ר' יהודה בן תימא אומר הוי עז כנמר וקל כנשר רץ כצבי וגבור כארי לעשות רצון אביך שבשמים
Said R'Papa: Fish hash. As we learned, R'Judah B'Tema said: Be strong as the leopard and swift as the eagle, fleet as the deer and valiant as a lion to do the will of thy Father in heaven.<a rel="footnote" href="#11"><sup>11</sup></a> Our Rabbis taught: Seven things did R'Akiba charge his son R'Joshua: My son, do not sit and study at the highest point of the town;<a rel="footnote" href="#12"><sup>12</sup></a> do not dwell in a town whose leaders are scholars;<a rel="footnote" href="#13"><sup>13</sup></a> do not enter your own house suddenly, and a the more your neighbour's house; and do not withhold shoes from your feet.<a rel="footnote" href="#14"><sup>14</sup></a>
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