Mesorat%20hashas for Taanit 18:9
עולא איקלע לבבל חזי מלא צנא דתמרי בזוזא אמר מלא צנא דדובשא בזוזא ובבלאי לא עסקי באורייתא בליליא צערוהו אמר מלא צנא דסכינא בזוזא ובבלאי עסקי באורייתא
Ulla chanced to be in Babylon and observing that a basketful of dates was being sold for a zuz<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Zuz = a denar=about a quarter of a silver shekel.');"><sup>6</sup></span> he exclaimed, 'A basketful of honey for a zuz and yet the Babylonians do not occupy themselves with the study of the Torah'. During the night he was in agony [from eating the dates] and he then exclaimed, 'A basketful of knives for a zuz and yet the Babylonians occupy themselves with the study of the Torah.
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