## Pesachim Daf 113a

###### Pesachim 113a:1
[Pesachim 113a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Pesachim/r/113a:1)

גָּזְיָיתָא נִינְהוּ, דְּשָׁמְטִי סוּסַיָּא וְאָתוּ דָּבְרִי לְהוּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**are** found **on the paths [*gazyata*]** near the city, **as horses** belonging to the demons **flee** along those paths, **and** the demons **come to lead them** away. Generally, however, demons do not enter inhabited places.


###### Pesachim 113a:2
[Pesachim 113a:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Pesachim/r/113a:2)

(וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ) רַב לְרַב אַסִּי: לָא תְּדוּר בְּמָתָא דְּלָא צָנֵיף בַּהּ סוּסְיָא וְלָא נָבַח בַּהּ כַּלְבָּא. וְאַל תָּדוּר בְּעִיר דְּרֵישׁ מָתָא אָסְיָא, וְלָא תִּנְסֵיב תַּרְתֵּי. אִי נָסְבַתְּ תַּרְתֵּי — נְסֵיב תְּלָת.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And** Rav **said to Rav Asi: Do not live in a city where horses do not neigh and where dogs do not bark,** as these animals provide security and protection. **And do not live in a city where the mayor is a doctor,** as he will be too busy working to govern properly. **And do not marry two** women, as they will likely join forces against you. And **if you** do **marry two, marry a third** as well. If two of your wives plot against you, the third will inform you of their plans.


###### Pesachim 113a:3
[Pesachim 113a:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Pesachim/r/113a:3)

אֲמַר לֵיהּ רַב לְרַב כָּהֲנָא: הֲפוֹךְ בִּנְבֵילְתָּא וְלָא תֵּיפוֹךְ בְּמִילֵּי. פְּשׁוֹט נְבֵילְתָּא בְּשׁוּקָא וּשְׁקֵיל אַגְרָא, וְלָא תֵּימָא ״כָּהֲנָא אֲנָא, וְגַבְרָא רַבָּא אֲנָא, וְסַנְיָא בִּי מִלְּתָא״. סָלְקַתְּ לְאִיגָּרָא — שֵׁירוּתָךְ בַּהֲדָךְ. מְאָה קָרֵי בְּמָתָא בְּזוּזָא — תּוּתֵי כַּנְפָיךְ נִיהְווֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav said to Rav Kahana:** It is better for one **to turn over a carcass than to turn over his word,** i.e., to break his promise. Rav further said: **Skin a carcass in the market and take payment, but do not say: I am a priest, or: I am a great man, and this matter disgusts me.** It is preferable for one to work, even in menial labor, than to be dependent on others. Rav also advised Rav Kahana: If **you ascend to the roof,** carry **your food with you.** One should always carry his sustenance with him, even if he goes only on a short trip. If **one hundred pumpkins in the city** cost **a *zuz*, place** them carefully under **the corners** of your clothes. Treat food respectfully even if it is inexpensive.


###### Pesachim 113a:4
[Pesachim 113a:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Pesachim/r/113a:4)

אֲמַר לֵיהּ רַב לְחִיָּיא בְּרֵיהּ: לָא תִּשְׁתֵּי סַמָּא, וְלָא תְּשַׁוַּור נִיגְרָא, וְלָא תִּעְקַר כַּכָּא, וְלָא תְּקַנֵּא בְּחִיוְיָא, וְלָא תְּקַנֵּא בְּאַרְמָאָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav said to Ḥiyya, his son: Do not** get into the habit of **drinking medications,** lest you develop an addiction. **And do not leap over a ditch,** as you might hurt yourself in the process. **And do not pull out a tooth,** but try to heal it if possible. **And do not provoke a snake** in your house to try to kill it or chase it away. **And do not provoke a gentile,** as this too is dangerous.


###### Pesachim 113a:5
[Pesachim 113a:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Pesachim/r/113a:5)

תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: שְׁלֹשָׁה אֵין מִתְקַנְּאִין בָּהֶן, וְאֵלּוּ הֵן: גּוֹי קָטָן, וְנָחָשׁ קָטָן, וְתַלְמִיד קָטָן. מַאי טַעְמָא — דְּמַלְכוּתַיְיהוּ אֲחוֹרֵי אוּדְנַיְיהוּ קָאֵי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Similarly, **the Sages taught:** There are **three** beings **one** should **not provoke: A small gentile, and a small snake, and a small** Torah **scholar. What is the reason? Because their authority stands behind their ears.** They will eventually grow up, assume power, each in his own way, and avenge those who have harassed them.


###### Pesachim 113a:6
[Pesachim 113a:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Pesachim/r/113a:6)

אֲמַר לֵיהּ רַב לְאַיְבוּ בְּרֵיהּ: טְרַחִי בָּךְ בִּשְׁמַעְתָּא וְלָא מִסְתַּיַּיע מִילְּתָא. תָּא אַגְמְרָךְ מִילֵּי דְעָלְמָא. אַדְּחָלָא אַכַּרְעָיךָ — זְבִינָךְ זַבֵּין. כֹּל מִילֵּי זַבֵּין וְתִחָרַט — בַּר מֵחַמְרָא, דְּזַבֵּין וְלָא תִּחָרַט.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav said to Ayvu, his son: I struggled** to teach **you *halakha* but** my efforts **did not succeed,** as you did not become a great scholar. **Come** and **I will teach you** about **mundane matters: Sell your merchandise while the dust** from the road is still **on your feet.** As soon you return from your travels, sell your wares, lest the prices fall in the meantime. Furthermore, it is possible that **anything you sell** might later cause you to **regret** the sale, **except for wine, which you** can **sell without regret.** Since wine might go bad and be entirely lost, its sale is always advisable.


###### Pesachim 113a:7
[Pesachim 113a:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Pesachim/r/113a:7)

שְׁרֵי כִּיסָיךְ, פְּתַח שַׂקָּיךָ. קַבָּא מֵאַרְעָא, וְלָא כּוֹרָא מֵאִיגָּרָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Rav further advised his son: **Open your purse** to accept payment, and only then **open your sack** to deliver the goods, to ensure you will receive payment for your merchandise. It is better to earn **a *kav* from the ground than a *kor* from the roof.** A *kor* is one hundred and eighty times larger than a *kav*. This proverb means that it is preferable to earn a small amount from a local, safe transaction than to attempt to earn more through a distant, risky venture.


###### Pesachim 113a:8
[Pesachim 113a:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Pesachim/r/113a:8)

תַּמְרֵי בַּחֲלוּזָךְ — לְבֵית סוּדָנָא רְהוֹט. וְעַד כַּמָּה? אָמַר רָבָא: עַד תְּלָת סְאָה. אָמַר רַב פָּפָּא: אִי לָא דִּרְמַאי שִׁכְרָא לָא אִיעַתַּרִי. אִיכָּא דְּאָמְרִי, אָמַר רַב חִסְדָּא: אִי לָא דִּרְמַאי שִׁכְרָא לָא אִיעַתַּרִי: מַאי ״סוּדָנָא״? אָמַר רַב חִסְדָּא: סוֹד נָאֶה, וּגְמִילוּת חֲסָדִים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Rav continued: If there are **dates in your storeroom, run to the brewery** to sell them. If you wait, there is a good chance the dates will go bad. The Gemara asks: **And how many** dates should one keep for himself? **Rava said: Up to three *se’a*. Rav Pappa said: If I were not a beer manufacturer I would not have become wealthy. Some say** that it was **Rav Ḥisda who said: If I were not a beer manufacturer I would not have become wealthy.** The Gemara asks: **What is** the meaning of the word ***sudana*,** the Aramaic term for a brewer? **Rav Ḥisda said: A pleasant secret [*sod na’e*] and acts of loving kindness,** as brewing is a good way to make money and also enables one to perform good deeds.


###### Pesachim 113a:9
[Pesachim 113a:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Pesachim/r/113a:9)

אָמַר רַב פָּפָּא: כׇּל אַגַּב — גְּבִיָּא בָּעֵי. כֹּל אַשְׁרַאי — סָפֵק אָתֵי סָפֵק לָא אָתֵי. וּדְאָתֵי — מָעוֹת רָעוֹת נִינְהוּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara continues to offer advice about mundane matters. **Rav Pappa said: Anything** you acquire with a document **by means** of which ownership is transferred, i.e., a bill of acquisition or obligation, **requires collection,** despite the fact that you are the legal owner. **Any sale on credit is uncertain whether or not** it **will come** to fruition. **And** even **if it** does **come** to fruition, **the money is bad.** These funds are difficult to collect, and they are generally not paid on time.


###### Pesachim 113a:10
[Pesachim 113a:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Pesachim/r/113a:10)

שְׁלֹשָׁה דְּבָרִים אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן מִשּׁוּם אַנְשֵׁי יְרוּשָׁלַיִם: כְּשֶׁאַתָּה יוֹצֵא לַמִּלְחָמָה — אַל תֵּצֵא בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה, אֶלָּא תֵּצֵא בָּאַחֲרוֹנָה, כְּדֵי שֶׁתִּכָּנֵס בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה. וַעֲשֵׂה שַׁבַּתְּךָ חוֹל, וְאַל תִּצְטָרֵךְ לַבְּרִיּוֹת. וֶהֱוֵי מִשְׁתַּדֵּל עִם מִי שֶׁהַשָּׁעָה מְשַׂחֶקֶת לוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rabbi Yoḥanan said three matters, citing the people of Jerusalem: When you go to war do not go out first, but go out last.** The reason is **so that** if your side is defeated and you need to flee for your life, **you will enter** the refuge of the city **first. And** it is better to **make your Shabbat** like an ordinary **weekday and do not be beholden to** other **beings. And exert yourself** to join together **with one upon whom the hour smiles.**


###### Pesachim 113a:11
[Pesachim 113a:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Pesachim/r/113a:11)

שְׁלֹשָׁה דְּבָרִים אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן לֵוִי מִשּׁוּם אַנְשֵׁי יְרוּשָׁלַיִם: אַל תַּרְבֶּה בִּגְנוּת, מִשּׁוּם מַעֲשֶׂה שֶׁהָיָה. בִּתְּךָ בָּגְרָה — שַׁחְרֵר עַבְדְּךָ וְתֵן לָהּ. וֶהֱוֵי זָהִיר בְּאִשְׁתְּךָ מֵחֲתָנָהּ הָרִאשׁוֹן. מַאי טַעְמָא? רַב חִסְדָּא אָמַר: מִשּׁוּם עֶרְוָה, רַב כָּהֲנָא אָמַר: מִשּׁוּם מָמוֹן. הָא וְהָא אִיתַנְהוּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi said three matters, citing the people of Jerusalem: Do not indulge in a shameful act** in public, **because of the incident that occurred** involving David and Bathsheba (see II Samuel 11–12). If **your daughter has grown up,** it is better to **free your** Canaanite **slave and give** him **to her** than to leave her to find a husband on her own. **And be careful with your wife with regard to her first son-in-law,** as she is especially fond of him. **What is the reason** for this warning? **Rav Ḥisda said: Due to** the possibility of **licentiousness. Rav Kahana said: Due to** the fact that she might give him all your **money** and leave you impoverished. The Gemara comments: Since **either of these** could **happen,** it is best to be prudent.


###### Pesachim 113a:12
[Pesachim 113a:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Pesachim/r/113a:12)

אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: שְׁלֹשָׁה מִנּוֹחֲלֵי הָעוֹלָם הַבָּא. אֵלּוּ הֵן: הַדָּר בְּאֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְהַמְגַדֵּל בָּנָיו לְתַלְמוּד תּוֹרָה, וְהַמַּבְדִּיל עַל הַיַּיִן בְּמוֹצָאֵי שַׁבָּתוֹת. מַאי הִיא? דִּמְשַׁיַּיר מִקִּידּוּשָׁא לְאַבְדָּלְתָּא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rabbi Yoḥanan said: Three** people are **among those who inherit the World-to-Come: One who lives in Eretz Yisrael; one who raises his sons to** engage **in Torah study; and one who recites *havdala* over wine at the conclusion of Shabbat.** The Gemara asks: **What is** the special importance of **that** mitzva, to recite *havdala* over wine? The Gemara answers: This is referring to an individual with only a small amount of wine, **who** nevertheless **leaves some of** his kiddush wine **for *havdala*.**


###### Pesachim 113a:13
[Pesachim 113a:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Pesachim/r/113a:13)

אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן, שְׁלֹשָׁה מַכְרִיז עֲלֵיהֶן הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא בְּכׇל יוֹם: עַל רַוּוֹק הַדָּר בִּכְרַךְ וְאֵינוֹ חוֹטֵא, וְעַל עָנִי הַמַּחֲזִיר אֲבֵידָה לִבְעָלֶיהָ, וְעַל עָשִׁיר הַמְעַשֵּׂר פֵּירוֹתָיו בְּצִינְעָה. רַב סָפְרָא רַוּוֹק הַדָּר בִּכְרַךְ הֲוָה,

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rabbi Yoḥanan** further **said: The Holy One, Blessed be He, proclaims about** the goodness of **three** kinds **of people every day,** as exceptional and noteworthy individuals: **About a bachelor who lives in a city and does not sin** with women; **about a poor person who returns a lost object to its owners** despite his poverty; **and about a wealthy person who tithes his produce in private,** without publicizing his behavior. The Gemara reports: **Rav Safra was a bachelor living in a city.**