Musar for Pesachim 5:13

מאי ואומר וכי תימא הני מילי בדאורייתא אבל בדרבנן לא תא שמע ואומר ותבחר לשון ערומים וכי תימא הני מילי בדרבנן אבל במילי דעלמא לא ואומר ודעת שפתי ברור מללו

Why [quote] 'and it is said [etc.]'?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' What is the purpose of the additional quotations, seeing that the first verse proves his statement?');">²⁹</span> - [For] should you object, that is only in the case of Scripture,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Owing to its great sanctity.');">³⁰</span> but not in the case of Rabbinical [discussions], then come and hear, 'and it is said, and thou shalt choose the tongue of the subtle'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This is regarded as a positive injunction to speak subtly, i.e., with a due sense of the proprieties.');">³¹</span> Yet should you [still] object, that is only in reference to Rabbinical [discussions] but not secular matters, - then come and hear, 'and it is said, and that which my lips know they shall speak purely'.

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