Quotation for Kiddushin 163:7

רבי שמעון בן אלעזר אומר ראית מימיך חיה ועוף שיש להם אומנות והן מתפרנסין שלא בצער והלא לא נבראו אלא לשמשני ואני נבראתי לשמש את קוני אינו דין שאתפרנס שלא בצער אלא שהורעתי מעשי וקפחתי את פרנסתי

WHILE MOST CAMEL-DRIVERS ARE WORTHY MEN;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Their way lies through the desert, the awe of which leads to humility and a Godfearing spirit.');">¹⁶</span> AND MOST SAILORS ARE PIOUS.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The dangers of the sea turn their thoughts to God.');">¹⁷</span> THE BEST OF DOCTORS ARE DESTINED FOR GEHENNA,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Rashi: being unafraid of sickness they are haughty before the Almighty. Again, their treatment is sometimes fatal; while on the other hand, by refusing treatment to the poor they may indirectly cause their death; or it is probable that it is not directed against healing as such, but against the 'advanced' views held by physicians in those days, (v. Jewish Chronicle, 1-3-35.)');">¹⁸</span> AND THE WORTHIEST OF BUTCHERS IS AMALEK'S PARTNER.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' When they have animals of doubtful fitness for food they grudge their loss and sell them as fit.');">¹⁹</span>

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