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חוץ מן המים. ורבי יוחנן אמר: אפילו מים. אמר רב פפא: לא אמרן, אלא חמימי לגו קרירי, וקרירי לגו חמימי. אבל חמימי לגו חמימי, וקרירי לגו קרירי — לא.
except for water. If one mixes water with other water, it is not considered diluted and does not count toward the number of cups. And R' Yoḥanan said: Even water joins the number of cups. Rav Pappa said: We said this statement only about hot water poured into cold water, and cold water poured into hot water. R' Yoḥanan maintains that these cups are considered diluted. However, everyone agrees that hot water poured into hot water or cold water poured into cold water, no, they are not considered diluted.
אמר ריש לקיש: ארבעה דברים העושה אותן דמו בראשו ומתחייב בנפשו. אלו הן: הנפנה בין דקל לכותל, והעובר בין שני דקלים, והשותה מים שאולין, והעובר על מים שפוכין, ואפילו שפכתו אשתו בפניו.
The Talmud cites more statements concerning superstitions and witchcraft. Reish Lakish said: There are 4 matters. The one who performs them, his blood is upon his own head, and he is held liable for his own life, due to the evil spirit that rests upon him: One who relieves himself in a spot between a palm tree and a wall, one who passes between two palm trees, one who drinks borrowed water, and one who passes over spilled water, even if his wife poured it out in front of him.
הנפנה בין דקל לכותל — לא אמרן אלא דלית ליה ארבע אמות, אבל אית ליה ארבע אמות — לית לן בה. וכי לית ליה ארבע אמות, לא אמרן אלא דליכא דירכא אחרינא, אבל איכא דירכא אחרינא — לית לן בה.
The Talmud elaborates: With regard to one who relieves himself between a palm tree and a wall, we said that he places himself in danger only when there are not 4 cubits of space between the two objects. However, if there are 4 cubits, we have no problem with it. The demons have enough room to pass, and he will not obstruct them. And furthermore, even when there are not 4 cubits, we said there is a problem only when the demons have no other route besides that one. However, if they have another route, we have no problem with it.