Musar for Yevamot 242:4

אלא דלא ניים דאמר רבי יוחנן שבועה שלא אישן שלשה ימים מלקין אותו ויישן לאלתר

extinguishes [the fire to a certain extent] but eventually it causes it to burn [with greater vehemence].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hence the ruling that evidence of death may be accepted in the case of a fall into a hot boiler whether the contents be oil or wine. ');">¹²</span> SAID R. MEIR: IT ONCE HAPPENED THAT A MAN FELL INTO A LARGE CISTERN etc. It was taught: They said to R. Meir, 'Miracles cannot be mentioned [as proof]'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the natural course of events the man could not survive long in a cistern. If his death were not caused by the water, some other causes would inevitably bring it about. V. infra. ');">¹³</span> What [did they mean by] 'miracles'?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., why should not the man be able to survive if he could keep his head above the water? ');">¹⁴</span> If it be suggested because he neither eats nor drinks, surely [it may be pointed out], It is written in Scripture, <i>And fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink [three days]</i>!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Esth. IV, 16, which shews that it is possible to live for a considerable time without food or drink. ');">¹⁵</span>

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