Jewish%20thought for Bava Metzia 117:8
א"ר אבהו ג' אין הפרגוד ננעל בפניהם אונאה וגזל וע"ז אונאה דכתיב ובידו אנך גזל דכתיב (ירמיהו ו, ז) חמס ושוד ישמע בה על פני תמיד ע"ז דכתיב (ישעיהו סה, ג) העם המכעיסים אותי על פני תמיד [וגו']
R. papa objected to Abaye: But people say, If your wife is short, bend down and hear her whisper! — There is no difficulty: the one refers to general matters; the other to household affairs.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A man should certainly consult his wife on the latter, but not on the former, — not a disparagement of woman; her activities lying mainly in the home. ');"><sup>16</sup></span> Another version: the one refers to religious matters, the other to secular questions.
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