English of Core Text: From here [we learn] that one does not plead on behalf of an inciter. And what could he have claimed? “The words of the master and the words of the disciple — whose words does one heed? One heeds the words of the master.”
On the daf / in context: The serpent is not given an opportunity to defend himself; this becomes the paradigm that an inciter (mesit) is not entitled to the usual judicial advocacy.
Type of Learning: Custom (no advocacy for a mesit)What Is Learned: An inciter is not granted the right of defense that others receive; the serpent’s case is the source.