Commentary for Sanhedrin 93:9
אמר ליה רב פפא ודילמא לאיקיומא (מלכים ב ב, ט) ויהי נא פי שנים ברוחך אלי אמר ליה אי הכי היינו דתניא על רגליו עמד ולביתו לא הלך
— What he [the Tanna]means is this: Nothing that is done for the honour of the living involvesdishonour to the dead. Come and hear! R. Nathan said: It is of good omen for the dead when he ispunished [in this world] after death. E.g., if one dies and is not mourned,or [properly] buried, or if a wild beast drags him along, or if rain dripsdown on his bier, it is a good omen forhim.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That his sins will be forgiven. ');"><sup>14</sup></span>
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