## Bava Batra Daf 145b

###### Bava Batra 145b:1
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וְאֵין הַשְּׁבִיעִית מְשַׁמַּטְתָּהּ, וְאֵין הַבְּכוֹר נוֹטֵל בָּהּ פִּי שְׁנַיִם.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**and the Sabbatical** Year **does not abrogate them; and the firstborn does not take a double** portion **of them.**


###### Bava Batra 145b:2
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נִגְבֵּית בְּבֵית דִּין – מַאי טַעְמָא? כְּמִלְוֶה דָּמְיָא. וְאֵין בָּהּ מִשּׁוּם רִבִּית – דְּלָאו אַדַּעְתָּא דְּהָכִי יְהַב לֵיהּ. וְאֵין הַשְּׁבִיעִית מְשַׁמַּטְתָּהּ – דְּלָא קָרֵינָא בֵּיהּ: ״לֹא יִגֹּשׂ״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The *baraita* states that gifts of groomsmen **are collectible in court. What is the reason** for this? It is that they are considered **similar to a loan.** The *baraita* states: **And they are not subject to** the prohibition of **interest.** The reason is **that** it was **not** with **that in mind** that he gave him a larger gift. Rather, he did so on account of his joy at his friend’s wedding. The *baraita* states: **And the Sabbatical** Year **does not abrogate them.** The reason is **that one cannot read** the verse concerning the abrogation of debts during the occurrence of the Sabbatical Year: **“He shall not exact** it of his neighbor and his brother, because the Lord’s release has been proclaimed” (Deuteronomy 15:2), **with regard to** gifts of groomsmen. Since one cannot choose to exact the gifts until the time of one’s own wedding, they are not addressed by this verse.


###### Bava Batra 145b:3
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וְאֵין הַבְּכוֹר נוֹטֵל פִּי שְׁנַיִם – דְּהָוֵה לֵיהּ רָאוּי, וְאֵין הַבְּכוֹר נוֹטֵל בָּרָאוּי כִּבְמוּחְזָק.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The *baraita* states: **And the firstborn does not take a double** portion from them. The reason is **that they constitute potential** inheritance, **and the firstborn does not take** in inheritance the property **due** the deceased **as** he does the property the deceased **possessed.**


###### Bava Batra 145b:4
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אָמַר רַב כָּהֲנָא, כְּלָלָא דְשׁוֹשְׁבִינוּתָא: הֲוָה בְּמָתָא – אִיבְּעִי לֵיהּ לְמֵיתֵא. שְׁמַע קָל טַבְלָא – אִיבְּעִי לֵיהּ לְמֵיתֵא. לָא שְׁמַע קָל טַבְלָא – אִיבְּעִי לֵיהּ לְאוֹדוֹעֵיהּ; תַּרְעוֹמֶת אִית לֵיהּ, שַׁלּוֹמֵי מְשַׁלֵּם.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ **Rav Kahana said: The principle with regard to** the reciprocation of **gifts of groomsmen** is: If the recipient **was in town** when his groomsman wed, **he should have come** to the wedding, and even if he did not come, he is obligated to send the gifts of groomsmen. If he was not in town, but **he** was nearby and he **heard the sound of the drum** announcing the wedding, **he should have come.** If **he** was far away and **did not hear the sound of the drum,** the betrothed man **should have informed him.** If he did not inform him, the recipient **has a grievance** against the betrothed man because he did not inform him about the wedding, but **he** still **repays** the gifts of groomsmen.


###### Bava Batra 145b:5
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וְעַד כַּמָּה? אָמַר אַבָּיֵי: נָהֲגוּ בְּנֵי גְנָנָא, עַד זוּזָא – אַיְּיתֵא בְּכַפֵּיהּ אַכְלֵיהּ בִּכְרֵסֵיהּ. עַד אַרְבְּעָה – מְשַׁלֵּם פַּלְגָא. מִכָּאן וְאֵילָךְ – אִינִישׁ אִינִישׁ כַּחֲשִׁיבוּתֵיהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
In this case, since he did not partake of the wedding feast, he is entitled to deduct a sum from the reciprocal gift. The Gemara asks: **And up to how much** can he deduct? **Abaye said:** The **members of a wedding** feast **were accustomed** to deduct according to the following principle: If the gift of groomsmen that the reciprocal giver received was **up to a dinar,** he now pays nothing, because what a person **brings in his hand he consumes in his stomach.** If the gift of groomsmen was **up to four** dinars, he now **pays half. From that** sum **onward, each person** deducts **according to his prominence,** i.e., in accordance with the outlay that would have been required to honor the reciprocal giver properly, had he participated in the wedding feast.


###### Bava Batra 145b:6
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תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: עָשָׂה עִמּוֹ בְּפוּמְבֵּי, וּבִקֵּשׁ לַעֲשׂוֹת עִמּוֹ בְּצִנְעָא – יָכוֹל לוֹמַר לוֹ: בְּפוּמְבֵּי אֶעֱשֶׂה עִמְּךָ, כְּדֶרֶךְ שֶׁעָשִׂיתָ עִמִּי. עָשָׂה עִמּוֹ בִּבְתוּלָה, וּבִקֵּשׁ לַעֲשׂוֹת עִמּוֹ בְּאַלְמָנָה – יָכוֹל לוֹמַר לוֹ: בִּבְתוּלָה אֶעֱשֶׂה עִמְּךָ, כְּדֶרֶךְ שֶׁעָשִׂיתָ עִמִּי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**The Sages taught** (*Tosefta* 10:9): If one **served** as groomsman **for** his friend **at a public [*pumbei*]** wedding, **and** when the groomsman himself wed, he **requested** that his friend reciprocate **by serving** as a groomsman **for him at a private** wedding, the friend **can say to him: I** am willing to reciprocate and **serve** as groomsman **for you** only **at a public** wedding, where the rejoicing is greater, **in the manner you served** as a groomsman **for me.** If one **served** as a groomsman **for** his friend **when** he married **a virgin, and** he **requested** that his friend reciprocate **by serving** as a groomsman **for him when** he marries **a widow,** the friend **can say to him: I shall serve** as a groomsman **for you** only **when** you marry **a virgin, in the manner you served** as a groomsman **for me.**


###### Bava Batra 145b:7
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עָשָׂה עִמּוֹ בַּשְּׁנִיָּה, וּבִקֵּשׁ לַעֲשׂוֹת עִמּוֹ בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה – יָכוֹל לוֹמַר לוֹ: לִכְשֶׁתִּשָּׂא אִשָּׁה אַחֶרֶת, אֶעֱשֶׂה עִמְּךָ. עָשָׂה עִמּוֹ בְּאַחַת, וּבִקֵּשׁ לַעֲשׂוֹת עִמּוֹ בִּשְׁתַּיִם – יָכוֹל לוֹמַר לוֹ: בְּאַחַת אֶעֱשֶׂה עִמְּךָ, כְּדֶרֶךְ שֶׁעָשִׂיתָ עִמִּי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
If one **served** as a groomsman **for** his friend **when** he married **a second** wife, **and** he **requested** that his friend reciprocate **by serving** as a groomsman **for him when** he marries **a first** wife, the friend **can say to him: When you marry another woman I will serve** as a groomsman **for you.** If one **served** as a groomsman **for** his friend **when** he married **one** woman, **and** he **requested** that his friend reciprocate **by serving** as a groomsman **for him when** he marries **two** women, the friend **can say to him: I will serve** as a groomsman **for you when** you marry **one** woman, **in the manner you served** as a groomsman **for me.**


###### Bava Batra 145b:8
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תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: עַתִּיר נִכְסִין עַתִּיר פּוּמְבֵּי – זֶה הוּא בַּעַל הַגָּדוֹת. עַתִּיר סְלָעִים עַתִּיר תְּקוֹעַ – זֶהוּ בַּעַל פִּלְפּוּל. עַתִּיר מְשַׁח עַתִּיר כְּמָס – זֶהוּ בַּעַל שְׁמוּעוֹת. הַכֹּל צְרִיכִין לְמָרֵי חִטַּיָּא – תַּלְמוּד.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ **The Sages taught** in a *baraita*: There are different types of Torah scholars. There is a scholar who is **wealthy** in figurative **property** and **wealthy** in **public** renown; **this is the master of homiletics.** There is a scholar who is **wealthy** in **coins** and **wealthy** in **houses; this is the master of dialectics.** There is one who is **wealthy** in **oil** and **wealthy** in **hidden** stores; **this is the master of** halakhic **traditions. Everyone is dependent on the owner of wheat;** this is the master of **Talmud,** who understands the reasons behind the rulings and traditions.


###### Bava Batra 145b:9
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אָמַר רַבִּי זֵירָא אָמַר רַב, מַאי דִּכְתִיב: ״כׇּל יְמֵי עָנִי רָעִים״? זֶה בַּעַל תַּלְמוּד. ״וְטוֹב לֵב מִשְׁתֶּה תָמִיד״ – זֶה בַּעַל מִשְׁנָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rabbi Zeira says** that **Rav says: What** is the meaning of that **which is written: “All the days of the poor are terrible;** and for the good-hearted it is always a feast” (Proverbs 15:15)? “All the days of the poor are terrible”; **this** is referring to the **master of Talmud,** who is wearied by the difficulty of his Talmud study. **“And for the good-hearted it is always a feast”; this** is referring to the **master of Mishna,** who recites the *mishnayot* by rote and is not wearied thereby.


###### Bava Batra 145b:10
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רָבָא אָמַר: אִיפְּכָא. וְהַיְינוּ דְּאָמַר רַב מְשַׁרְשְׁיָא מִשְּׁמֵיהּ דְּרָבָא, מַאי דִּכְתִיב: ״מַסִּיעַ אֲבָנִים יֵעָצֵב בָּהֶם, בּוֹקֵעַ עֵצִים יִסָּכֶן בָּם״? ״מַסִּיעַ אֲבָנִים יֵעָצֵב בָּהֶן״ – אֵלּוּ בַּעְלֵי מִשְׁנָה. ״בּוֹקֵעַ עֵצִים יִסָּכֶן בָּם״ – אֵלּוּ בַּעְלֵי תַלְמוּד.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rava says: The opposite** is true. **And this is** consistent with that **which Rav Mesharshiyya says in the name of Rava: What is** the meaning of that **which is written: “He who quarries stones shall be hurt by them; and he that chops wood shall be warmed thereby”** (Ecclesiastes 10:9). **“He who quarries stones shall be hurt by them”; these are the masters of Mishna.** They exert themselves to memorize the *mishnayot*, but since one cannot reach practical conclusions from the mishna, they are comparable to one who carries a heavy load without benefiting from it. **“He that chops wood shall be warmed thereby”; these are the masters of Talmud,** who attain the benefit of their exertions in the form of practical conclusions.


###### Bava Batra 145b:11
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רַבִּי חֲנִינָא אָמַר: ״כׇּל יְמֵי עָנִי רָעִים״ – זֶה שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ אִשָּׁה רָעָה. ״וְטוֹב לֵב מִשְׁתֶּה תָמִיד״ – זֶה שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ אִשָּׁה טוֹבָה. רַבִּי יַנַּאי אָמַר: ״כׇּל יְמֵי עָנִי רָעִים״ – זֶה אִיסְטְנִיס. ״וְטוֹב לֵב מִשְׁתֶּה תָמִיד״ – זֶה שֶׁדַּעְתּוֹ יָפָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara cites other interpretations of this verse. **Rabbi Ḥanina says: “All the days of the poor are terrible”; this** is referring to one **who has a wicked wife. “And for the good-hearted it is always a feast”; this** is referring to one **who has a good wife. Rabbi Yannai says: “All the days of the poor are terrible”; this** is referring to **one who is delicate [*istenis*]** and overly sensitive, because he constantly encounters unpleasant situations. **“And for the good-hearted it is always a feast”; this** is referring to one **who is relaxed** and not particular with regard to his food or his surroundings.


###### Bava Batra 145b:12
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רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן אָמַר: ״כׇּל יְמֵי עָנִי רָעִים״ – זֶה רַחְמָן. ״וְטוֹב לֵב מִשְׁתֶּה תָמִיד״ – זֶה אַכְזָרִי. וְרַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן לֵוִי אָמַר: ״כׇּל יְמֵי עָנִי רָעִים״ – זֶה שֶׁדַּעְתּוֹ קְצָרָה. ״וְטוֹב לֵב מִשְׁתֶּה תָמִיד״ – זֶה שֶׁדַּעְתּוֹ רְחָבָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rabbi Yoḥanan says: “All the days of the poor are terrible”; this** is referring to **an empathetic person,** because he is constantly affected by the suffering in the world. **“And for the good-hearted it is always a feast”; this** is referring to **a cruel person,** who is not pained by the suffering of others. **And Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi says: “All the days of the poor are terrible”; this** is referring to a person **of impatient disposition. “And for the good-hearted it is always a feast”; this** is referring to a person **of patient disposition.**