Quoting%20commentary for Sanhedrin 221:5

חזייה דהוה קא חייף רישיה וסליק ויתיב קמיה דרב א"ל (איוב כח, יג) ולא תמצא בארץ החיים א"ל מילט קא לייטת לי א"ל קרא קאמינא לא תמצא תורה במי שמחיה עצמו עליה

But [say thus:] 'one of a city' [means that his virtues] shall benefit an entire city;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For the sake of a single righteous man in a city I will bring the whole to Zion. ');">¹²</span> and 'two of a family' will benefit the entire family.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. preceding note. ');">¹³</span> R. Kahana sat before Rab and stated: This is meant literally. Rab said to him: Their Master is not pleased that you say so of them. But [say thus:] 'one of a city' — shall benefit an entire city, and 'two of a family' — will benefit the entire family. He [Rab] then observed him dress his hair [instead of paying attention to his studies] and come and sit before Rab. Said he to him, And it shall not be found in the land of the living.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Job XXVIII, 13. ');">¹⁴</span>

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