Rabbi Yehoshua and the Emperor's Daughter
The emperor's daughter mocks Rabbi Yehoshua ben Chananya's looks; he has her store royal wine in silver and gold, and it spoils, teaching why Torah dwells in humble vessels.
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The emperor's daughter mocks Rabbi Yehoshua ben Chananya's looks; he has her store royal wine in silver and gold, and it spoils, teaching why Torah dwells in humble vessels.
Rabbi Eliezer calls on a carob tree, a canal and the walls of the beis midrash to prove his ruling, but Rabbi Yehoshua and the Sages refuse to accept such proofs.