Musar for Kiddushin 64:7

אלא אי איתמר הכי איתמר אמר רב אשי אפילו למ"ד נשיא שמחל על כבודו כבודו מחול מלך שמחל על כבודו אין כבודו מחול שנאמר (דברים יז, טו) שום תשים עליך מלך שתהא אימתו עליך

stand over us and offer drink! Said R'Zadok unto them: 'How long will you disregard the honour of the Omnipresent and occupy yourselves with the honour of men! The Holy One, blessed be He, causeth the winds to blow,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This phrase is now liturgical, but that 'wind' is used instead of 'winds'.');">¹³</span> the vapours to ascend, the rain to fall, the earth to yield and sets a table before every one; and we - shall not R'Gamaliel Berabbi stand over us and offer drink'! - But if stated, it was thus stated: R'Ashi said: Even on the view that if a Nasi renounces his honour it is vali yet if a king renounces his honour it is not, for it is said, thou shalt surely set a king over thee,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XVII, 15.');">¹⁴</span> teaching that his authority<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'fear',');">¹⁵</span>

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