According to the book A History of the Jews, “the scribes were not all lofty spirits, and their attempts to draw hidden meanings from the law often degenerated into meaningless formulas and stupid restrictions.
Kā teikts grāmatā A History of the Jews (Jūdu vēsture), ” ne visiem rakstu mācītājiem piemita cēls gars, un viņi, cenšoties sameklēt bauslībā apslēptu jēgu, bieži radīja bezjēdzīgus noteikumus un muļķīgus ierobežojumus.