Commentary for Yevamot 125:9

אמר רב פפא זרע ולא תזבין אע"ג דכי הדדי נינהו הני מברכן זבין ולא תיזול הני מילי ביסתרקי אבל גלימא לא מיתרמיא ליה

for it is said, <i>And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships; they shall stand upon the land</i>.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ezek. XXVII, 29. ');">¹⁹</span> R. Eleazar further stated: <font>No<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'not to thee'. ');">²⁰</span></font> occupation is inferior to that of agricultural labour; for it is said, <i>And they shall come down</i>.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. supra note 11, emphasis on down. ');">²¹</span>

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