יז רב הוה פסיק סידרא קמיה דרבי עייל
17 He [R'Jeremiah] went and sat down at the door of R'Abba and as the maid poured out water, some drops fell upon his head. Then he said: They have made a dung-heap of me, and he cited this passage about himself: He raiseth up the poor out of the dust.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I Sam. II, 8.');"><sup>23</sup></span> R'Abba heard that and came out towards him, saying: Now, I must come forth to appease you, as it is written: 'Go, humble thyself and urge thy neighbour'. When R'Zera had any complaint against any man, he would repeatedly pass by him,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To, make it easier for him to endeavour reconciliation.');"><sup>24</sup></span> showing himself to him, so that he may come forth to [pacify] him. Rab once had a complaint against a certain butcher, and when on the eve of the Day of Atonement he [the butcher] did not come to him,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To pacify him.');"><sup>25</sup></span> he said: l shall go to him to pacify him. R'Huna met him and asked: Whither are you going, Sir? He said, To pacify So-and-so. He thought: Abba<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Because the butcher had neglected to make his effort to reconcile Rab. Abba was the real name of Rab.');"><sup>26</sup></span> is about to cause one's death.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As he knew that the butcher was a hard man and would not take advantage of Rab's offer at reconciliation. trsx ehxp');"><sup>27</sup></span> He went there and remained standing before him [the butcher], who was sitting and chopping an [animal's] head. He raised his eyes and saw him [Rab], then said: You are Abba, go away. I will have nothing to do with you. Whilst he was chopping the head, a bone flew off, struck his throat, and killed him. Once Rab was expounding portions of the Bible<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Shab., Sonc. ed., p. 572, n. 1.');"><sup>28</sup></span> before Rabbis, and there entered