Jewish%20thought for Sanhedrin 200:4

אי מפשטיה באורייתא נמי כתב (דברים כ, יט) לא תשחית את עצה אי מדרשא אורח ארעא קמ"ל דלא ליבעול שלא כדרכה

R. Joseph said: it is also forbidden to read the book of Ben Sira. &nbsp; &nbsp; Abaye said to him: Why so? Shall we say because there is written therein, 'Do not strip the skin [of a fish] even from its ear, lest thou spoil it, but roast it [all, the fish with the skin] in the fire, and eat therewith two [twisted] loaves'?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., fish is fit for consumption even if baked or roasted with its skin, and therefore it is wasteful to remove it. ');">⁷</span> Now, if [you object to it in] its literal sense, the Torah too states, Thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XX, 19, i.e., one must not wantonly destroy what is fit for use. ');">⁸</span>

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