02-21-2021, 12:41 AM
Good questions Dana.
I found this online, just not sure of the accuracy -
From the Babylonian Talmud in Arakhin 16b -
"If someone said to him, ‘Remove the chip of wood from between your eyes’, he would tell him: ‘Remove the beam from between your eyes’!”
and these -
One would have to read into them further to get the context of how it is used, but they seem to convey a similar message, although I could be 100% wrong!
I found this online, just not sure of the accuracy -
From the Babylonian Talmud in Arakhin 16b -
"If someone said to him, ‘Remove the chip of wood from between your eyes’, he would tell him: ‘Remove the beam from between your eyes’!”
and these -
- Let us pick off the straws from ourselves before we do it to others. (y.Ta’anit 65a)
- Do not taunt your neighbor with a blemish you yourself have. (b.Bava Metzia 63b)
- Let us first correct ourselves; then let us correct others. (Lamentations Rabbah 3:40)
One would have to read into them further to get the context of how it is used, but they seem to convey a similar message, although I could be 100% wrong!