## Shabbat Daf 129a

###### Shabbat 129a:1
[Shabbat 129a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Shabbat/r/129a:1)

״צְרִיכָה אֲנִי״, בֵּין לֹא אָמְרָה ״צְרִיכָה אֲנִי״ — אֵין מְחַלְּלִין עָלֶיהָ אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**I need** Shabbat to be desecrated, or **whether she did not say: I need** Shabbat to be desecrated, **one does not desecrate Shabbat for her.**


###### Shabbat 129a:2
[Shabbat 129a:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Shabbat/r/129a:2)

רַב אָשֵׁי מַתְנֵי הָכִי. מָר זוּטְרָא מַתְנֵי הָכִי: אָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה אָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל: חַיָּה כׇּל זְמַן שֶׁהַקֶּבֶר פָּתוּחַ, בֵּין אָמְרָה ״צְרִיכָה אֲנִי״, וּבֵין אָמְרָה ״אֵין צְרִיכָה אֲנִי״ — מְחַלְּלִין עָלֶיהָ אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת. נִסְתַּם הַקֶּבֶר, אָמְרָה ״צְרִיכָה אֲנִי״ — מְחַלְּלִין עָלֶיהָ אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת. לֹא אָמְרָה ״צְרִיכָה אֲנִי״ — אֵין מְחַלְּלִין עָלֶיהָ אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**That is** how **Rav Ashi taught it. This is** how **Mar Zutra taught it: Rav Yehuda said** that **Shmuel said:** With regard to **a woman in childbirth, as long as the womb is open, whether she said: I need** Shabbat to be desecrated, or **whether she did not say: I need** Shabbat to be desecrated, **one desecrates Shabbat for her.** Once **the womb closed** after birth, if **she said: I need** Shabbat to be desecrated, **one desecrates Shabbat for her.** If **she did not say: I need** Shabbat to be desecrated, and all the more so if she said: I do not need Shabbat to be desecrated, **one does not desecrate Shabbat for her.**


###### Shabbat 129a:3
[Shabbat 129a:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Shabbat/r/129a:3)

אֲמַר לֵיהּ רָבִינָא לְמָרִימָר: מָר זוּטְרָא מַתְנֵי לְקוּלָּא, וְרַב אָשֵׁי מַתְנֵי לְחוּמְרָא, הִלְכְתָא כְּמַאן? אֲמַר לֵיהּ: הֲלָכָה כְּמָר זוּטְרָא, סָפֵק נְפָשׁוֹת לְהָקֵל.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Ravina said to Mareimar:** Since **Mar Zutra teaches leniently, and Rav Ashi teaches stringently, in accordance with whose** opinion **is the *halakha*?** Mareimar **said to him: The *halakha* is in accordance with** the opinion of **Mar Zutra,** based on the following principle: In cases of **uncertainty** concerning **a life-threatening** situation, the *halakha* **is lenient.**


###### Shabbat 129a:4
[Shabbat 129a:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Shabbat/r/129a:4)

מֵאֵימָתַי פְּתִיחַת הַקֶּבֶר? אָמַר אַבָּיֵי: מִשָּׁעָה שֶׁתֵּשֵׁב עַל הַמַּשְׁבֵּר. רַב הוּנָא בְּרֵיהּ דְּרַב יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אָמַר: מִשָּׁעָה שֶׁהַדָּם שׁוֹתֵת וְיוֹרֵד, וְאָמְרִי לַהּ מִשָּׁעָה שֶׁחַבְרוֹתֶיהָ נוֹשְׂאוֹת אוֹתָהּ בַּאֲגַפֶּיהָ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
With regard to the matter of the open womb, the Gemara asks: **From when is** it considered that **the opening of the womb** has begun? **Abaye says:** It begins **from when** the woman **sits on the travailing chair. Rav Huna, son of Rav Yehoshua, said:** It begins **from when the blood flows and descends; and others say when her friends** need to **carry her by her arms,** as she can no longer walk on her own.


###### Shabbat 129a:5
[Shabbat 129a:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Shabbat/r/129a:5)

עַד מָתַי פְּתִיחַת הַקֶּבֶר? אָמַר אַבָּיֵי: שְׁלֹשָׁה יָמִים. רָבָא אָמַר מִשְּׁמֵיהּ דְּרַב יְהוּדָה: שִׁבְעָה, וְאָמְרִי לַהּ: שְׁלֹשִׁים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **Until when** does **the opening of the womb** continue? **Abaye said:** It lasts **three days. Rava said in the name of Rav Yehuda:** It lasts **seven** days. **And others say:** It lasts **thirty** days.


###### Shabbat 129a:6
[Shabbat 129a:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Shabbat/r/129a:6)

אָמְרִי נְהַרְדָּעֵי: חַיָּה שְׁלֹשָׁה שִׁבְעָה וּשְׁלֹשִׁים. שְׁלֹשָׁה, בֵּין אָמְרָה ״צְרִיכָה אֲנִי״, וּבֵין אָמְרָה ״לֹא צְרִיכָה אֲנִי״ — מְחַלְּלִין עָלֶיהָ אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת. שִׁבְעָה, אָמְרָה ״צְרִיכָה אֲנִי״ — מְחַלְּלִין עָלֶיהָ אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת, אָמְרָה ״לֹא צְרִיכָה אֲנִי״ — אֵין מְחַלְּלִין עָלֶיהָ אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת. שְׁלֹשִׁים, אֲפִילּוּ אָמְרָה ״צְרִיכָה אֲנִי״ — אֵין מְחַלְּלִין עָלֶיהָ אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת, אֲבָל עוֹשִׂין עַל יְדֵי אַרְמַאי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Sages of **Neharde’a say:** For **a woman in childbirth,** there are halakhic distinctions between **three, seven, and thirty** days after she gives birth. The Gemara elaborates: During the first **three** days after birth, **whether she said: I need** Shabbat to be desecrated, or **whether she did not say: I need** Shabbat to be desecrated, **one desecrates Shabbat for her.** Between three and **seven** days after birth, if **she said: I need** Shabbat to be desecrated, **one desecrates Shabbat for her.** If **she did not say: I need** Shabbat to be desecrated, **one does not desecrate Shabbat for her.** Between seven and **thirty** days after birth, **even** if **she said: I need** Shabbat to be desecrated, **one does not desecrate Shabbat for her; however, we perform** all necessary prohibited labors **by means of a gentile.**


###### Shabbat 129a:7
[Shabbat 129a:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Shabbat/r/129a:7)

כִּדְרַב עוּלָּא בְּרֵיהּ דְּרַב עִילַּאי, דְּאָמַר: כׇּל צׇרְכֵי חוֹלֶה נַעֲשִׂין עַל יְדֵי אַרְמַאי בְּשַׁבָּת, וְכִדְרַב הַמְנוּנָא, דְּאָמַר רַב הַמְנוּנָא: דָּבָר שֶׁאֵין בּוֹ סַכָּנָה — אוֹמֵר לְגוֹי וְעוֹשֶׂה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
This ruling is **in accordance with** the statement of **Rav Ulla, son of Rav Ilai,** who **said: All needs** of a sick person whose life is not in danger **are performed by means of a gentile on Shabbat. And** this ruling is **in accordance with** the opinion of **Rav Hamnuna, as Rav Hamnuna says:** With regard to **a matter in which there is no danger,** but only potential illness, **one says to the gentile** to perform the act, **and** the gentile **performs** the act.


###### Shabbat 129a:8
[Shabbat 129a:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Shabbat/r/129a:8)

אָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה אָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל: לְחַיָּה שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם. לְמַאי הִלְכְתָא? אָמְרִי נְהַרְדָּעֵי: לִטְבִילָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Yehuda said** that **Shmuel said:** For **a woman in childbirth,** there is a *halakha* of **thirty days.** The Gemara asks: **With regard to what *halakha*** was this stated? The Sages of **Neharde’a say:** It was stated **with regard to** the *halakha* of **immersion.** A woman does not purify herself through ritual immersion within thirty days of giving birth because she is in a weakened state and susceptible to catching cold.


###### Shabbat 129a:9
[Shabbat 129a:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Shabbat/r/129a:9)

אָמַר רָבָא: לָא אֲמַרַן אֶלָּא שֶׁאֵין בַּעְלָהּ עִמָּהּ, אֲבָל בַּעְלָהּ עִמָּהּ — בַּעְלָהּ מְחַמְּמָה. כִּי הָא דִּבְרַתֵּיה דְּרַב חִסְדָּא טְבַלָה בְּגוֹ תְּלָתִין יוֹמִין שֶׁלֹּא בִּפְנֵי בַּעְלָהּ וְאִצְטְנִיאַת, וְאַמְטְיוּהָא לְעַרְסַהּ בָּתְרֵיהּ דְּרָבָא לְפוּמְבְּדִיתָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rava said: We say** that the ruling that she does not immerse during that period applies **only when her husband is not with her. However,** if **her husband is with her, her husband warms her** by engaging in relations with her, and she is not susceptible to catching cold, **as** is illustrated **in this** incident involving **the daughter of Rav Ḥisda,** Rava’s wife. She **immersed within thirty days** of giving birth, **not in the presence of her husband, and caught cold, and** afterward **they brought her** funeral **bier after Rava to Pumbedita.**


###### Shabbat 129a:10
[Shabbat 129a:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Shabbat/r/129a:10)

אָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה אָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל: עוֹשִׂין מְדוּרָה לְחַיָּה בְּשַׁבָּת בִּימוֹת הַגְּשָׁמִים. סְבוּר מִינָּה לְחַיָּה — אִין, לַחוֹלֶה — לָא, בִּימוֹת הַגְּשָׁמִים — אִין, בִּימוֹת הַחַמָּה — לָא. וְלָא הִיא, לָא שְׁנָא חַיָּה וְלָא שְׁנָא חוֹלֶה, לָא שְׁנָא בִּימוֹת הַגְּשָׁמִים וְלָא שְׁנָא בִּימוֹת הַחַמָּה. מִדְּאִתְּמַר, אָמַר רַב חִיָּיא בַּר אָבִין אָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל: הִקִּיז דָּם וְנִצְטַנֵּן — עוֹשִׂין לוֹ מְדוּרָה אֲפִילּוּ בִּתְקוּפַת תַּמּוּז.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Yehuda said** that **Shmuel said: One builds a fire for a woman in childbirth on Shabbat during the rainy season.** The Sages **thought** to infer **from here** the following: **For a woman in childbirth, yes,** one builds a fire; **for sick people, no, he** does not build a fire. **In the rainy season, yes,** one builds a fire; **in the summer, no, he** does not build a fire. **And** the Gemara concludes: **That is not** the case. **There is no difference** between **a woman in childbirth and a sick person, and there is no difference between the rainy season and the summer.** In all of these cases one may build a fire on Shabbat. This conclusion emerges **from that which was stated: Rav Ḥiyya bar Avin said** that **Shmuel said:** With regard to one who **let blood and caught cold, one makes a fire for him even during the season of Tammuz,** i.e., the summer. Failure to do so could result in serious illness.


###### Shabbat 129a:11
[Shabbat 129a:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Shabbat/r/129a:11)

שְׁמוּאֵל צַלַּחוּ לֵיהּ תַּכְתָּקָא דְשָׁאגָא, רַב יְהוּדָה צַלַּחוּ לֵיהּ פָּתוּרָא דְיוֹנָה, לְרַבָּה צַלַּחוּ לֵיהּ שַׁרְשִׁיפָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara relates that after **Shmuel** underwent bloodletting, **they broke for him a** wooden **armchair** made **of teak [*shaga*]** to build a fire. Similarly, for the sake of **Rav Yehuda they broke** a wooden **table** made **of ebony [*yavna*], and for Rabba they broke a bench.** They needed to build a fire due to the potential danger to Rabba. Since they could not find firewood, they kindled the fire with the furniture.


###### Shabbat 129a:12
[Shabbat 129a:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Shabbat/r/129a:12)

וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ אַבָּיֵי לְרַבָּה: וְהָא קָעָבַר מָר מִשּׁוּם ״בַּל תַּשְׁחִית״! אֲמַר לֵיהּ: ״בַּל תַּשְׁחִית״ דְּגוּפַאי עֲדִיף לִי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And Abaye said to Rabba:** In breaking the bench, **didn’t the Master violate** the prohibition, **“Do not destroy”** (Deuteronomy 20:19)? It is prohibited to destroy objects of value. Rabba **said to him: Do not destroy** also with regard to destruction **of my body.** Preventing illness and danger **is preferable to me.**


###### Shabbat 129a:13
[Shabbat 129a:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Shabbat/r/129a:13)

אָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה אָמַר רַב: לְעוֹלָם יִמְכּוֹר אָדָם קוֹרוֹת בֵּיתוֹ וְיִקַּח מִנְעָלִים לְרַגְלָיו. הִקִּיז דָּם וְאֵין לוֹ מַה יֹּאכַל — יִמְכּוֹר מִנְעָלִים שֶׁבְּרַגְלָיו וְיַסְפִּיק מֵהֶן צׇרְכֵי סְעוּדָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
With regard to the danger of bloodletting, the Gemara cites that which **Rav Yehuda said** that **Rav said: One should always sell the beams of his house and purchase shoes for his feet** with the proceeds, as shoes protect him from stepping on obstacles and from catching cold. **If he let blood and has nothing to eat** after the bloodletting, **he should** even **sell the shoes on his feet, and from** the proceeds **provide the needs of a meal.** After bloodletting, a meal is more crucial to one’s well-being than shoes are.


###### Shabbat 129a:14
[Shabbat 129a:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Shabbat/r/129a:14)

מַאי צׇרְכֵי סְעוּדָה? רַב אָמַר: בָּשָׂר, וּשְׁמוּאֵל אָמַר: יַיִן. רַב אָמַר: בָּשָׂר — נַפְשָׁא חֲלַף נַפְשָׁא. וּשְׁמוּאֵל אָמַר: יַיִן — סוּמָּקָא חֲלַף סוּמָּקָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **What are** these special **needs of a meal? Rav said:** It is referring to **meat. And Shmuel said:** It is referring to **wine.** The Gemara explains: **Rav says:** It is referring to **meat** because **the soul replaces the soul,** i.e., the meat replenishes the person’s strength. **And Shmuel said:** It is referring to **wine** because **the red replaces the red,** i.e., red wine substitutes for red blood.


###### Shabbat 129a:15
[Shabbat 129a:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Shabbat/r/129a:15)

(סִימָן ״שֶׁנִּמְסַר״).

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**A mnemonic** for the names of the Sages cited in the following discussion is the word ***shenimsar*;** *shin* for Shmuel, *nun* for Rabbi Yoḥanan, *mem* for Rav Naḥman, *samekh* for Rav Yosef, *reish* for Rava.


###### Shabbat 129a:16
[Shabbat 129a:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Shabbat/r/129a:16)

שְׁמוּאֵל בְּיוֹמָא דַּעֲבַד מִילְּתָא, עָבְדִי לֵיהּ תַּבְשִׁילָא דִטְחָלֵי. רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן שָׁתֵי עַד דְּנָפֵיק תִּיהְיָא מֵאוּנֵּיהּ. וְרַב נַחְמָן שָׁתֵי עַד דְּקָפֵי טְחָלֵיהּ. רַב יוֹסֵף שָׁתֵי עַד דְּנָפֵיק מֵרִיבְדָּא דְכוּסִילְתָּא. רָבָא מְהַדַּר אַחַמְרָא בַּר תְּלָתָא טַרְפֵי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara relates the following about bloodletting and drinking wine. **Shmuel, on the day** on which he **would perform the practice** of bloodletting, **they** would **prepare for him** a dish of **cooked spleen. Rabbi Yoḥanan** would **drink** wine after bloodletting **until the odor emerged from his ears. And Rav Naḥman** would **drink until his spleen floated** in wine. **Rav Yosef** would **drink until** the wine **would emerge from the bloodletting incision. Rava would search** for **wine** that was sufficiently aged such **that three leaves** had already grown over three years on the vine from which the grapes were picked (Rashash).


###### Shabbat 129a:17
[Shabbat 129a:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Shabbat/r/129a:17)

אֲמַר לְהוּ רַב נַחְמָן בַּר יִצְחָק לְרַבָּנַן: בְּמָטוּתָא מִינַּיְיכוּ, בְּיוֹמָא דְהַקָּזָה אֱמַרוּ לְבֵיתַיְיכוּ: נַחְמָן אִקְּלַע לְגַבַּן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Naḥman bar Yitzhak said to the Sages: I beg of you, on the day** that you undergo **bloodletting, tell your households,** your wives: **Naḥman** bar Yitzhak **happened** to come **to** visit **us.** Due to the visit of the important guest, the women will prepare a large meal. The husbands will eat well, recover from the lost blood, and avoid endangering themselves.


###### Shabbat 129a:18
[Shabbat 129a:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Shabbat/r/129a:18)

וְכוּלְּהוּ אִעָרוֹמֵי אֲסִירִי, בַּר מֵהַאי עׇרְמָה דִּשְׁרֵי: מַאן דְּעָבֵיד מִילְּתָא וְלָא אֶפְשָׁר לֵיהּ, לִישְׁקוֹל זוּזָא מָכָא וְלֵיזִיל לְשַׁב חַנְוָאתָא, עַד דְּטָעֵים שִׁיעוּר רְבִיעֲתָא. וְאִי לָא — לֵיכוֹל שַׁב תַּמְרֵי אוּכָּמָתָא, וְלֵישׁוּף מִישְׁחָא בְּצִידְעֵיהּ, וְנִיגְנֵי בְּשִׁמְשָׁא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And** Rav Naḥman bar Yitzhak said: **All types of artifice** that come at the expense of others **are prohibited except for this artifice, which is permitted. One who performed the practice** of bloodletting **and it is not possible for him** to purchase food due to lack of means, **let him take a worn *zuz*** coin **and go to seven stores.** In each store, he tastes the wine as one who seeks to buy wine would. After tasting, he hands the *zuz* to the storekeeper, who will not accept it because it is worn. He then proceeds to do the same in all the stores **until he has tasted the measure of a quarter** of a *log* of wine. **And if** doing so **is not** possible, **let him eat seven black dates and smear oil on his temple and lie in the sun.**


###### Shabbat 129a:19
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אַבְלֵט אַשְׁכְּחֵיהּ לִשְׁמוּאֵל דְּגָנֵי בְּשִׁמְשָׁא. אֲמַר לֵיהּ: חַכִּימָא דִיהוּדָאֵי, בִּישָׁא מִי הָוֵי טָבָא?! אֲמַר לֵיהּ: יוֹמָא דְהַקָּזָה הוּא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara relates: The gentile scholar, **Ablat, found Shmuel lying in the sun.** Ablat **said to** Shmuel: **Wise man of the Jews,** a matter that is **evil, can it become good?** Are there any circumstances in which the heat of the sun, which is harmful, can be beneficial? Shmuel **said to him: It** happens on **a day of bloodletting,** for which the heat of the sun is beneficial.


###### Shabbat 129a:20
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וְלָא הִיא, אֶלָּא אִיכָּא יוֹמָא דִּמְעַלֵּי בֵּהּ שִׁמְשָׁא בְּכוּלַּהּ שַׁתָּא — יוֹמָא דְּנָפְלָה בֵּיהּ תְּקוּפַת תַּמּוּז. וְסָבַר: לָא אֱיגַלֵּי לֵיהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara comments: **And** actually, **that is not** what occurred. **Rather, there is a day on which the sun is beneficial** more than **the entire year,** and that is **the day on which the Tammuz solstice,** the longest day of the year, occurs. **And Shmuel thought: I will not reveal** this remedy **to him.**


###### Shabbat 129a:21
[Shabbat 129a:21](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Shabbat/r/129a:21)

(הֵיקֵיל בְּרוּחַ טַעְמָא שָׁהָה — סִימָן) רַב וּשְׁמוּאֵל דְּאָמְרִי תַּרְוַיְיהוּ: כׇּל הַמַּקֵּיל בִּסְעוּדַת הַקָּזַת דָּם — מְקִילִּין לוֹ מְזוֹנוֹתָיו מִן הַשָּׁמַיִם, וְאוֹמְרִים: הוּא עַל חַיָּיו לֹא חָס, אֲנִי אָחוּס עָלָיו?!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Indifferent, in wind, taste, waited** are a **mnemonic** for the following matters. It was **Rav and Shmuel who both said: Anyone who is indifferent** and not vigilant with regard to **the meal** eaten after **bloodletting, they are indifferent** with regard to providing **his food from the Heavens. And they say** in the name of Heaven: **He took no pity on his life, will I take pity on him?**


###### Shabbat 129a:22
[Shabbat 129a:22](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Shabbat/r/129a:22)

רַב וּשְׁמוּאֵל דְּאָמְרִי תַּרְוַיְיהוּ: הַאי מַאן דְּעָבֵיד מִילְּתָא — לָא לִיתִּיב הֵיכָא דִּכְרִיךְ זִיקָא, דִּילְמָא שָׁפֵי לֵיהּ אוּמָּנָא וּמוֹקֵים לֵיהּ אַרְבִיעֵתָא, וְאָתֵי זִיקָא וְשָׁאֵיף מִינֵּיהּ, וְאָתֵי לִידֵי סַכָּנָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Similarly, it was **Rav and Shmuel who both said: One who performs the practice** of bloodletting **should not sit where the wind is blowing,** due to the concern that **perhaps the blood letter let** too much blood from **him and established** the amount of remaining blood **at a quarter** of a *log*. **And** there is concern **the wind will come and draw out** a little more blood **from him, and he will be endangered.**


###### Shabbat 129a:23
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שְׁמוּאֵל הֲוָה רְגִיל דְּעָבֵיד מִילְּתָא בְּבֵיתָא דְּשַׁב לִבְנֵי וְאַרְחָא. יוֹמָא חֲדָא עֲבַד, וְאַרְגִּישׁ בְּנַפְשֵׁיהּ. בְּדַק וַחֲסַר חַד אַרְחָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara relates: **Shmuel would customarily perform the practice** of bloodletting **in a house** whose walls were **seven and a half bricks thick. One day he performed** bloodletting **and felt himself** weakened. **He examined** and discovered that **one half-brick was lacking** from the thickness of the walls. The resultant chill caused his weakness.


###### Shabbat 129a:24
[Shabbat 129a:24](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Shabbat/r/129a:24)

רַב וּשְׁמוּאֵל דְּאָמְרִי תַּרְוַיְיהוּ: הַאי מַאן דְּעָבֵיד מִילְּתָא — לִיטְעוֹם מִידֵּי וַהֲדַר לִיפּוֹק. דְּאִי לָא טָעֵים מִידֵּי, אִי פָּגַע בְּשָׁכְבָא — יָרְקִי אַפֵּיהּ. אִי פָּגַע בְּמַאן דְּקָטֵל נַפְשָׁא — מָיֵת. אִי פָּגַע

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
It was **Rav and Shmuel who both said: One who performs the practice of bloodletting should taste something and then go outside, since if he does not taste anything, if he encounters a corpse, his face will turn green. If he encounters one who killed a person, he will die. If he encounters**