ב תַּנִּי אִם רָצָה לְהַחֲמִיר עַל עַצְמוֹ אֵין שׁוֹמְעִין לוֹ. לָמָּה מִפְּנֵי כְבוֹדוֹ שֶׁל מֵת. אוֹ מִשּׁוּם שֶׁאֵין לוֹ מִי שֶׁיִּשָּׂא מַשּׂוֹאוֹ. מַה [נָפִיק] מִבֵּינֵיהֹן הָיָה לוֹ מִי שֶׁיִּשָּׂא מַשּׂוֹאוֹ. וְאִין תֵּימַר מִפְּנֵי כְבוֹדוֹ שֶׁל מֵת אָסוּר. וְאִם תֹּאמַר מִפְּנֵי שֶׁאֵין לוֹ מִי שֶׁיִּשָּׂא מַשּׂוֹאוֹ הֲרֵי יֵשׁ לוֹ מִי שֶׁיִּשָּׂא מַשּׂוֹאוֹ. וְהָתַנִּי פָּטוּר מִנְּטִילַת לוּלָב. תִּיפְתַּר בְּחוֹל. וְהָתַנִּי פָּטוּר מִתְּקִיעַת שׁוֹפָר. אִית לָךְ מֵימַר בְּחוֹל לֹא בְיוֹם טוֹב. אָמַר רִבִּי חֲנִינָא מִכֵּיוָן שֶׁהוּא זָקוּק לוֹ לְהָבִיא לוֹ אָרוֹן וְתַכְרִיכִין כְּיַי דְּתַנִּינָן תַּמָּן מַחְשִׁיכִין עַל הַתְּחוּם לְפַקֵּחַ עַל עִיסְקֵי הַכַּלָּה וְעַל עִיסְקֵי הַמֵּת לְהָבִיא לוֹ אָרוֹן וְתַכְרִיכִין חֲלִילִים וּמְקוֹנְנוֹת כְּמִי שֶׁהוּא נוֹשֵׂא מַשָּׂאוֹ.
2 It was stated: If he wants to be more stringent with himself one does not listen to him. Why? Because of the honor of the deceased or because he has nobody to carry his load? What is the difference between them? If he has someone who is carrying his load; if you say because of the honor of the deceased it is forbidden, but if you say because he has nobody to carry his load, here he has somebody to carry his load. Has it not been stated: he is free from taking the <i>lulab</i>? Explain that it refers to weekdays. But has it not been stated: he is free from blowing the <i>shofar</i>. Can you say on weekday? No, on holiday. Rebbi Ḥanina said: Because he is obliged to bring him a casket and burial shrouds as we have stated (<i>Šabbat</i> 23:4): “One waits for nightfall at the borders of the Šabbat domain to oversee matters for a bride and matters for a deceased to bring for him a casket, burial shrouds, fifes, and women mourners;” it is as if someone was carrying his load.