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For three years, the houses of Shammai and Hillel debated—each faction maintaining that the law was in accord with its position. Then a Divine echo announced—“These views and these views are the words of the Living God, but the law is in accord with the words of the House of Hillel.” But if both opinions are the words of the Living God, why is the law according to the words of the Hillelites?—Because they were modest and well-mannered. They teach the doctrines of the Shammaites as well as their own; furthermore, they state their opponent’s position first, and only then do they give their own opinion.

Hence, we learn that whoever humbles himself, the Holy One uplifts him, and whoever exalts himself, the Holy One humbles him.⁴³