Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Eduyot/Chapter 1/4

Hebrew Text

ולמה מזכירין דברי שמאי והלל לבטלן?

ללמד לדורות הבאין, שלא יהא אדם עומד על דברו-

שהרי אבות העולם לא עמדו על דבריהם.

English Translation

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And why do they record the words of Shammai and Hillel when they are not followed?

To teach the coming generations that none should persist in his opinions -

for look, the 'fathers of the world' did not persist in their opinion.