Chullin 210
לא מבעיא
Abaye also said: At first I thought the reason why one should not remove anything from the table whilst another is holding a cup and drinking was the fear lest there occur a mishap at the table,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'at the meal'. He who is drinking may be annoyed at the removal of those things and may choke in his anger.');"><sup>6</sup></span>
מריש הוה אמינא האי דלא שקיל מידי מפתורא כי נקיט איניש כסא למשתי שמא יארע דבר קלקלה בסעודה
Abaye also said: At first I thought the reason why one collects the crumbs [from the floor] was mere tidiness, but now my Master has told me: It is because it might lead to poverty.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If one leaves the crumbs strewn on the floor.');"><sup>7</sup></span>
ולא אמרן אלא חוץ לארבע אמות אבל תוך ארבע אמות לית לן בה
[said the angel] 'he will certainly fall into my hand'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Believing that this man would certainly fail to pick up all the crumbs from the grass.');"><sup>8</sup></span>
השתא ודאי נפל בידאי
This bears out the popular saying, poverty follows the poor.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The poor man not having anything but water to drink is afflicted by that disease for which there is no remedy.');"><sup>10</sup></span>
בתר דאכיל אייתי מרא עקרינהו ליבלי שדינהו לנהרא
Abaye also said: At first I thought the reason why one should not eat vegetables from the bunch which was tied up by the gardener was because it had the appearance of gluttony, but now my Master has told me, it is because one lays oneself open thereby to the dangers of magic.
מאי איעביד לכו דלא מקנח לכו בחספא ולא קטיל לכו כינה אמנייכו ולא אכיל לכו ירקא מכישא דאסר גינאה
Abaye also said: At first I thought the reason why one pours off [a little water] from the mouth of the jug [before drinking therefrom] was the fear of scraps [that may be on the surface], but now my Master has told me: It is because of evil waters.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., water from which demons had drunk.');"><sup>12</sup></span>