Niddah 16b § 3
Scholars in Wrong Places
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It says in the Book of Ben Sira,
3 People I despise, a 4th I don't like,
A prince who frequents banquet halls.
(he says a prince but Ben Sira,
is actually refering to a torah scholar)
A 2nd idea as Rashi explains
a scholar who is unnecessarily
talkative and long winded.
A 3rd idea as Rashi explains
a prince who is easily angered.
As people will likely come to think
of him as crude or drunk.
3 People I despise, a 4th I don't like,
A prince who frequents banquet halls.
(he says a prince but Ben Sira,
is actually refering to a torah scholar)
A 2nd idea as Rashi explains
a scholar who is unnecessarily
talkative and long winded.
A 3rd idea as Rashi explains
a prince who is easily angered.
As people will likely come to think
of him as crude or drunk.