Commentary for Sanhedrin 139:16

אמר רב עמרם בריה דר"ש בר אבא אמר ר' חנינא מאי דכתיב (משלי כג, כט) למי אוי למי אבוי למי מדנים למי שיח למי פצעים חנם למי חכלילות עינים (וגו') למאחרים על היין לבאים לחקור ממסך כי אתא רב דימי אמר אמרי במערבא האי קרא מאן דדריש ליה מרישיה לסיפיה מדריש ומסיפיה לרישיה מדריש

and how long is this first stage? — Three days. Now, what is the law here? — There [the prohibition of eating meat on the eve on the month of Ab] is on account of joy: as long as it is as the flesh of a peace offering, it yields the joy of meat eating. Here, however, it is on account of its seductiveness, and when a short period has passed, it no longer attracts, whilst wine is unattractive until it is forty days old.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since his sin lies not in that he actually eats and drinks, but because he is thereby drawn into evil ways, he is liable only for eating and drinking such food as can have a strong attraction for him. Meat more than a day, and wine less than forty days old, lack that attraction. ');">²⁹</span> R. Hanan said: The only purpose for which wine was created was to comfort mourners and requite the wicked,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The wicked are thereby rewarded for the little good they do in this world (Rashi). ');">³⁰</span>

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