Jewish%20thought for Sanhedrin 193:11

כי הא דר' זירא כי הוה משכח רבנן דמעסקי ביה אמר להו במטותא בעינא מנייכו לא תרחקוה דתנינא ג' באין בהיסח הדעת אלו הן משיח מציאה ועקרב

What is the meaning of 'and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey [mishtollel<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [H]. ');">¹⁹</span> ]'? — The School of R. Shila said: He who departs from evil will be dubbed a fool by his fellow-men.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. Job XII, 17: He leadeth counsellors away spoiled ([H]) and maketh the judges fools. Sholal being parallel to 'fools', it bears the same connotation. ');">²⁰</span>

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