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a husband [should act in a similar manner] with his wife's estate. Raba said: Even a man who engaged in trade and made a large profit should act in a similar manner. R. Papa said: Even he who has found something [should act in the same manner]. R. Nahman b. Isaac said: Even if he had only arranged for the writing of one pair of1 tefillin.2 In connection with this R. Hanin [or, as some say: R. Hanina] stated: What is the Scriptural proof?3 It is written: And Israel vowed a vow etc.4 Rami b. Abba5 stated: A mil's walk or a little sleep removes the effects of wine. Said R. Nahman in the name of Rabbah b. Abbuha: This applies only to one who has drunk one6 quarter of a log, but if one has drunk more than a quarter, a walk would only cause him more fatigue, and sleep would produce more intoxication. But does a mil's walk remove the effects of wine? Was it not in fact taught: It once happened that R. Gamaliel was riding on an ass when traveling from Akko to Chezib while R. Ila'i was following behind him. Finding a gluskin7 on the road he8 said to him, ‘Ila'i, pick tip the gluskin from the road’. Later he met a heathen. ‘Mabgai’,9 he said to him, ‘take away that loaf from Ila'i’. R. Ila'i thereupon approached him,10 and asked ‘where are you from?’ ‘I am’, the other replied: ‘from the station keepers’11 settlements’. ‘And what is your name?’ ‘My name is Mabgai’. ‘Did R. Gamaliel ever know you?’ ‘No’, the other replied. At that moment we discovered that R. Gamaliel divined by the holy spirit and, at the same time, we learned three things: We learned that12 eatables13 may not be passed by,14 that15 the majority of travellers must be followed;16 and that17 it is permitted to derive benefit18 from a heathen's leavened bread after the Passover.19 When he20 arrived at Chezib a man approached him and asked for his vow to be absolved. ‘Have we’, he’ asked the person who accompanied him,21 ‘perchance drunk a quarter of a log of Italian wine?’ ‘Yes’, the other replied. ‘In that case’, he said: ‘let him walk behind us until the effect of our wine is removed’. The man walked behind them for three mils until he20 reached the Ladder of Tyre.22 Having arrived at the Ladder of Tyre, R. Gamaliel alighted from his ass, wrapped himself in his cloak, sat down and disallowed his vow. At that time we learned many things: We learned that a quarter of a log of Italian wine causes intoxication; that an intoxicated man may not decide legal questions; that a journey causes the effects of wine to be removed, and that absolution from vows may not be granted while riding, walking, or standing, but must be done sitting. At all events, were not ‘Three mils’ mentioned here?23 — Italian wine is different24 since its powers of intoxication are greater.25 But did not R. Nahman state in the name of Rabbah b. Abbuha, ‘This applies only to one who has drunk one quarter of a log, but if one has drunk more than a quarter, a walk would only cause him more fatigue, and sleep would produce more intoxication’?26 — A rider is in a different position.27 Now that you have arrived at this,28 no objection29 can be raised against Rami b. Abba30 either, since a rider is in a different position.31 But [the law,]32 surely, is not so; for did not R. Nahman say: Absolution from vows may be granted while walking, standing or riding?33 — This is a point at issue between Tannas, one34 holding that35 an opening for regret must be discovered36 while the other37 holds that no opening for regret is required;38 for39 Rabbah b. Bar Hana related in the name of R. Johanan: what opening did R. Gamaliel suggest to that man? There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise is health,40 he ‘that speaketh’ a vow deserves to be pierced by the sword,41 ‘but the tongue of the wise42 is health’.43 The Master said that ‘eatables may not be passed by’. R. Johanan laid down in the name of R. Simeon b. Yohai: This applies only to the earlier generations when the daughters of Israel did not freely indulge44 in witchcraft, but in the later generations when the daughters of Israel freely indulged in witchcraft one may pass them by. A Tanna taught: Whole loaves45 may be passed by but not crumbs. Said R. Assi to R. Ashi: But do they not practise witchcraft with crumbs? Is it not in fact written in Scripture: And ye have profaned Me46 among My People for handfuls of barley and for crumbs of bread?47 — These48 they received as a fee.49 R. Shesheth citing R. Eleazar b. Azariah observed: struggle against the Canaanites. forbidden to an Israelite. quantity of the others. ground careful thinking is necessary and this is only possible when one is comfortably seated. vow or not. of his folly and to make his express his sincere regrets for ever having made his vow.