A person does not drink from a cup unless he has examined it

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A person does not drink from a cup unless he has examined it

A person does not drink from a cup unless he has examined it

A person uses a cup only after making sure it is clean. Figuratively: It is a person's way to examine what he wants to engage in or purchase.

("Presumption: a person does not drink from a cup unless he has examined it" - Ketubot 76a)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אֵין אָדָם שׁוֹתֶה בְּכוֹס אֶלָּא אִם כֵּן בּוֹדְקוֹ

Definition (Hebrew)

אָדָם מִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ בְּכוֹס רַק לְאַחַר שֶׁוִּדֵּא שֶׁהִיא נְקִיָּה. בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: דַּרְכּוֹ שֶׁל אָדָם לִבְדֹּק אֶת הַדָּבָר שֶׁבּוֹ הוּא רוֹצֶה לַעֲסֹק אוֹ לִקְנוֹת.

("חֲזָקָה: דְּאֵין אָדָם שׁוֹתֶה בְּכוֹס אֶלָּא אִם כֵּן בּוֹדְקוֹ"- כְּתֻבּוֹת עו ע"א)

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