Commentary for Yevamot 217:19

בהבאת שלום דכתיב (תהלים לד, טו) בקש שלום ורדפהו

Surely. Bar Kappara taught: A man should always cling to three things and keep away from three things. 'A man should cling to the following three things': <i>Halizah</i>, the making of peace and the annulment of vows; 'and keep away from three things': — From <i>mi'un</i>, from [receiving] deposits and from acting as surety!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The reasons are given infra. From this then it is obvious that mi'un is not to be encouraged. Why then is THE MINOR TO BE INSTRUCTED TO EXERCISE HER RIGHT OF MI'UN? ');">⁶⁰</span> <i>Mi'un</i> [involving the fulfilment] of a commandment<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As is the case in our Mishnah, where the exercise of mi'un enables the levir to observe the Pentateuchal commandment of the levirate marriage. ');">⁶¹</span> is different.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' From ordinary mi'un; while the latter is to be avoided the former is to be encouraged. ');">⁶²</span> [Reverting to our] previous text, 'Bar Kappara taught: A man should always cling to three things&nbsp;… Halizah', in accordance with [a statement of] Abba Saul. For it was taught: Abba Saul said, 'If [a levir] married his sister-in-law on account of her beauty, or in order to gratify his sexual desires 'or with any other ulterior motive, it is as if he has infringed [the law of] incest; and I am even inclined to think that the child [from such a union] is a bastard'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Supra 39b. ');">⁶³</span> 'The making of peace', for it is written, Seek peace and pursue it<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ps. XXXIV, 15. Pursue it [H] (rt. [H]). ');">⁶⁴</span>

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