יג ואמר ר' אלעזר לא הכל בקריעה ולא הכל בנפילה משה ואהרן בנפילה יהושע וכלב בקריעה משה ואהרן בנפילה דכתיב (במדבר יד, ה) ויפל משה ואהרן על פניהם יהושע וכלב בקריעה דכתיב (במדבר יד, ו) ויהושע בן נון וכלב בן יפנה קרעו בגדיהם
13 as it is said, And the Lord said unto Joshua.' Get thee up; wherefore now art thou fallen upon thy face? '<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Josh. VII, 10; v. Meg., Sonc. ed. p. 137ff and notes.');"><sup>12</sup></span> R'Eleazar further said: A prominent man should not put on sackcloth unless he is confident that he will be answered like Jehoram, the Son of Ahab, as it is said, And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes - now he was passing by upon the wall - and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh, etc.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' II Kings VI, 30.');"><sup>13</sup></span>