Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Musar for Bava Kamma 110:10

אפילו תימא ר"מ שאני שן ורגל דהתורה מיעטה בשמירתן דאמר ר' אלעזר ואמרי לה במתניתא תנא ארבעה דברים התורה מיעטה בשמירתן ואלו הן בור ואש שן ורגל

— We may even say that it is in accordance with R. Meir, for Tooth and Foot are different<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' From Horn. ');"><sup>16</sup></span> [in this respect], since the Torah required a lesser degree of precaution in their case as stated by R. Eleazar, or, according to others, as stated in a Baraitha: There are four cases [of damage] where the Torah requires a lesser degree of precaution. They are these: Pit and Fire, Tooth and Foot. Pit as it is written, And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit and not cover it,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ex. XXI, 33. ');"><sup>17</sup></span>

Shemirat HaLashon

We find in the Torah that if one stole from his friend, his amendment is to return the stolen object to its owner, and if he grieved or shamed him, to conciliate him and be forgiven by him. But one who habituates himself to this sin [lashon hara] certainly stirs up the Great Adversary to condemn the world. Who knows how many were impoverished because of him [the speaker] and how many died because of him? And though by the laws of man he cannot be punished for this, still, by the laws of Heaven, even though this is gramma [(an act of indirect causation)], he is not absolved of this. Therefore, one who heeds his soul should take great heed of this.
Ask RabbiBookmarkShareCopy
Previous VerseFull ChapterNext Verse