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.
این قید و بندها بوسیلهٔ عرف و سنتی که طولی نکشید بصورت حاکمی ستمگر و بی‌امان درآمد ،‏ تأیید شدند .‏ »‏