Mesorat%20hashas for Eruvin 80:17

והלכתא אומר זמן בר"ה וביוה"כ והלכתא זמן אומרו אפילו בשוק:

the Elder to R'Hisda on the eve of the New Year.' Go,' they said to him, 'observe how he acts in practice and come and tell us'. When [R'Hisda] saw him he remarked: 'He who picks up a moist log<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which is useless for burning.');">⁵³</span> desires to have a press on the spot'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Proverb. No one acts without a motive. The man who picks up a useless log must be in need of the spot on which it rests. R. Yemar, he surmised, must have come or a purpose. Jast. (following a different reading) : 'Carry the green date, I have a press on the spot, i.e., you come to find out my opinion, you will soon have an opportunity to learn it'.');">⁵⁴</span>

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