Mesorat%20hashas for Bava Batra 178:6

ת"ר אין עושין את המחק צדו אחד עב וצדו אחד קצר לא ימחוק בבת אחת שהמוחק בבת אחת רע למוכר ויפה ללוקח ולא ימחוק מעט מעט שרע ללוקח ויפה למוכר

Woe to me if I should speak [of them]; woe to me if I should not speak. Should I speak [of them], knaves might learn [them]; and should I not speak, the knaves might say, 'the scholars are unacquainted with our practices' [and will deceive us still more]. The question was raised: Did he [R. Johanan] speak [of these sharp practices] or not? R. Samuel son of R. Isaac said: He did speak [of them]; and in so doing<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'he said it'. ');">¹⁶</span> [he based his decision] on<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'from'. ');">¹⁷</span> the following Scriptural text: <i>For the ways of the Lord are right, and the just do walk in them; but transgressors do stumble therein</i>.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hos. XIV, 10. ');">¹⁸</span> Our Rabbis taught:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' B.M. 61b. ');">¹⁹</span>

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