A few years ago, I read somewhere the following line
The baker can not (or does not?) testify to his own dough,
in a context suggesting strongly that it was a fairly classical quote (possibly of Talmudic origin?) but without more identification. Since Google does not provide much help in this case, does anyone recognize it? (A blank “Yes” is not a suitable answer).
Talmudical from the Mishnaic period although not part of the mishnaic canon but from the Tosefta (lit extra or additions).
http://www.learnhebrew.org.il/print/2010/jan3.htm
Wonderful! Thanks a lot!
No problem. Glad to put my ultra-orthodox education to good use :)
This is some sort of adaptation of a phrase from Genesis Midrash Raba (some sort of extra commentary over Genesis, related to the Mishna/Talmud and so on) – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_Rabba
You can see the exact phrase here –
http://www.archive.org/stream/midrashrabbahgen027557mbp#page/n321/mode/2up
In the last line of the left page and on the upper right page. I don’t know how much it is readable for people who don’t read Hebrew (the text I found is itself in English). It is basically dealing with Noah’s arc story.
There is a related saying already in the Bible (Proverb) “Let others praise you and not your own
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The Proverb saying can be regarded as a recommendation/instruction while the later statement about the baker is stated as an assertion
so the translation is “the baker does not testify to his own dough.” ÎÉÎÖ΃ ÎöÎáÎùάÎòÎØ Î×ÎóÎÖÎô ÎóΣ ÎóÎÖÎíάÎò
Thanks!