Commentary for Sanhedrin 170:14

לימא הני תנאי כהני תנאי דתני חדא כותי אתה מצווה על הכאתו ואי אתה מצווה על קללתו ותניא אידך אי אתה מצווה לא על קללתו ולא על הכאתו

[Now, reverting to the Mishnah:] Should it not [also] teach: smiting is a graver offence than cursing, since with respect to the smiting 'not of thy people' is as 'of thy people', which is not the case with respect to cursing?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The difficulty is this: since the Mishnah teaches an aspect of the greater severity of cursing, it should also state the reverse. ');">¹³</span>

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