Commentary for Sanhedrin 139:11

הכא מאי התם משום שמחה הוא כל זמן שהוא כשלמים נמי אית ביה שמחה הכא משום אימשוכי הוא ובכל שהוא לא מימשיך ויין עד מ' יום

R. Hanan b. Moladah said in R. Huna's name: He is not liable unless he buys meat and wine cheaply and consumes them,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For if he has to pay a high price, he may find it difficult to procure them, and is therefore not likely to be led into the evil ways for fear of which he is punished — a striking example of the influence of economies on morals. ');">¹⁹</span> for it is written. He is a Zolel.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment','[H] glutton; by a play on words, this is connected with [H] cheap. This does not really prove the point, but is merely adduced as a support. ');">²⁰</span>

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