Commentary for Shevuot 71:26
כי אתא רבי יצחק תנא כדתנן אמר רב יוסף השתא דאנן תנן הכי וכי אתא רבי יצחק תני הכי ש"מ דוקא תנן
It teaches us that he who curses his father or mother is not liable unless he curses them by the Name. HE WHO CURSES HIMSELF OR HIS NEIGHBOUR, etc. R'Jannai said; This is the view of all.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Meir and the Sages agree in this that he who curses himself or his neighbour by any of the substitutes (not merely the Name) transgresses a negative precept. [Although the verse is superfluous (cf. p. 211, n. 14) , it can nevertheless be applied only in regard to the cursing of a parent, which like blasphemy is punishable by death, but not with reference to cursing oneself or one's neighbour which does not involve so grave a penalty.]');"><sup>37</sup></span>
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