פירוש על ברכות 12:25

The Grace after meals includes the petition, "We beseech Thee, O Lord our God, let us not be in need either of the gifts of flesh and blood or of their loans, but only of Thy helping hand, ...so that we may not be ashamed nor confounded for ever and ever" (Singer, p. 281). Cf. "Make thy Sabbath [table] like that of a week-day, but be not dependent upon others" (Shab. 118a); and "Flay a carcase in the street and earn a living, and say not, I am a great man and the work is beneath my dignity" (Pesah. 113 a).