Quoting%20commentary for Moed Katan 55:19
א"ל ליתחזי לי מר אתחזי ליה א"ל ה"ל למר צערא א"ל כמישחל בניתא מחלבא ואי אמר לי הקב"ה זיל בההוא עלמא כד הוית לא בעינא דנפיש בעיתותיה
Said he, Am I not [in the pious act of] eating terumah and is not that designated 'holy [meat]'?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. Num. XVIII, 11-12. If he were to die just then the terumah would be defiled which is not a correct thing to do. Besides, 'a pious deed acts as a shield against tribulation'. Cf. Aboth. IV, 11, P.B. p. 107 (top) .');"><sup>38</sup></span> The [fatal] moment [thus] was past! R'Shesheth caught sight of him<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The Angel of Death.');"><sup>36</sup></span> in the market place. Quoth he: 'Do you [seize me] in the market place like a beast?
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