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tempted. He replied that they were merely as so many whitegeese to him.

222. R. Johanan sat at the door of the bath- house so thatthe women should look at his beautiful face and havebeautiful children. He was asked if he were not afraid ofthe Evil Eye. He replied that he was a descendant of thetribe of Joseph, which was not affected by the Evil Eye.223. R. Johanan went to visit R. Elazar who was ill. Itbeing dark R. Johanan uncovered his arms and illuminatedthe room. R. Elazar shed tears over so much beauty,which must go the way of all flesh.

224. R. Johanan was one of the last beautiful men of Jeru-salem. Rish Laķish, a robber, surprised him in the baththinking him to be a woman. He was converted to studyon the promise of obtaining R. Johanan's sister as a wife.Once they were arguing about some legal point and theanger of R. Johanan caused Rish Laķish to die. The Rabbigrieved over it to his death.

225 f. 151 b. R. Dimi of Nahardea brought figs(?) tothe Resh Gelutha who neglected to examine him. Lateron one Rabba sent R. Ada b. Ahaba to examine R. Dimiand to find out whether he were a scholar. He believed hehad found him to be ignorant, and thus spoiled his trade.R. Dimi complained to R. Joseph. Consequent death ofR. Ada b. Ahaba. Various doctors ascribe to themselvesregretfully the cause of it.

226. R. Nehemia invited a gourmand to eat lentils withhim and the man died in consequence of the unaccustomed

food.

227. A man came before Rabba and said that though hewere poor he always ate fowl and drank old wine, for Godsent them to him to feed him. Rabba refused to sustainhim, but by chance Rabba's nephew came on a visit anda good meal was therefore prepared of which the other nowalso partook.

228. Mar Ukba gave alms regularly to a poor man, whocould not find out who his benefactor was. The poor man