מסכתות קטנות מסכת אבות דרבי נתן נוסחא א פרק יא
רבי יוסי אומר אין אדם מת אלא מתוך הבטלה
R. Yose said: A person only dies from sheer idleness. [Translation by Areyvut]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. What is idleness? Why does R. Yose claim that it kills us?
2. To what kind of death is R. Yose referring? Are there alternative ways of reading this text?
Time Period: Medieval (Geonim through the 16th Century)