Midrash for Makkot 45:10

המכה מכה בידו: תנו רבנן אין מעמידין חזנין אלא חסירי כח ויתירי מדע רבי יהודה אומר אפילו חסירי מדע ויתירי כח

The striker strikes with his hand: The rabbis taught [in a baraisa], We only appoint attendants [to flog] who are lacking in strength but have superior intellect. Rebbi Yehuda says that we even appoint those lacking intellect but possessing superior strength.

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