Midrash for Shabbat 229:3

מתני׳ <big><strong>כל</strong></big> כתבי הקדש מצילין אותן מפני הדליקה בין שקורין בהן ובין שאין קורין בהן אע"פ שכתובים בכל לשון טעונים גניזה ומפני מה אין קורין בהם מפני ביטול בית המדרש:

WHETHER WE READ THEM OR NOT;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The reference is to public readings. There was (and is) public reading from the Prophets but not from the Writings (Hagiographa). Rashi quotes another explanation: even private individuals did not read the Writings (on the Sabbath), because public lectures were given on that day, which left no time for private reading. ');">⁷</span> AND EVEN IF THEY ARE WRITTEN IN ANY LANGUAGE, THEY MUST BE HIDDEN.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If they become unfit for use. V. p. 429, n. 5. ');">⁸</span> AND WHY DO WE NOT READ [CERTAIN OF THE SACRED WRITINGS]? BECAUSE OF THE NEGLECT OF THE <i>BETH HAMIDRASH</i>.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The public lectures would be neglected. For a general discussion on the manner, etc. of these lectures v. Zunz, G. V. Ch. 20. ');">⁹</span>

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