Commentary for Pesachim 98:9
תניא רבי אליעזר אומר אילמלא אנו צריכין להם למשא ומתן היו הורגין אותנו
It was taught, R'Akiba said: When I was an 'am ha-arez<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Akiba was a poor, illiterate shepherd before he became a scholar; v. Ned. 50a.');"><sup>8</sup></span> I said: I would that I had a scholar [before me], and I would maul him like an ass.
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