Commentary for Sotah 44:3
פרוש שיכמי זה העושה מעשה שכם פרוש נקפי זה המנקיף את רגליו פרוש קיזאי א"ר נחמן בר יצחק זה המקיז דם לכתלים פרוש מדוכיא אמר רבה בר שילא דמשפע כי מדוכיא
The nikpi Pharisee — he is one who knocks his feet together.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' He walks with exaggerated humility. According to the J. Talmud: He says: Spare me a moment that I may perform a commandment. ');"><sup>5</sup></span> The kizai Pharisee — R. Nahman b. Isaac said: He is one who makes his blood to flow against walls.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In his anxiety to avoid looking upon a woman he dashes his face against the wall. The J. Talmud explains: calculating Pharisee, i.e., he performs a good deed and then a bad deed, setting one off against the other. ');"><sup>6</sup></span>
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