אי מפשטיה באורייתא נמי כתב (דברים כ, יט) לא תשחית את עצה אי מדרשא אורח ארעא קמ"ל דלא ליבעול שלא כדרכה
R. Joseph said: it is also forbidden to read the book of Ben Sira. Abaye said to him: Why so? Shall we say because there is written therein, 'Do not strip the skin [of a fish] even from its ear, lest thou spoil it, but roast it [all, the fish with the skin] in the fire, and eat therewith two [twisted] loaves'?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., fish is fit for consumption even if baked or roasted with its skin, and therefore it is wasteful to remove it.
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Happy is the man whom his own mouth hath not troubled; And whose heart hath not condemned him (?).