Commentary for Zevachim 170:1
ואנן ניקו נעביד להו לכהנים מילתא דאתו בה לידי תקלה אפ"ה עדיפא שלא יהו קדשי שמים מוטלים כנבילה
And shall we arise and do a thing to priests whereby they may come to a stumbling block?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Surely we may not cause another priest to think that they are fit.');"><sup>1</sup></span> - Even so it is better, that Divine sacrifices should not lie like carrion.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hence they must be washed.');"><sup>2</sup></span>
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