 Then Rabbi Eliezer told the Sages, "If the halachah agrees with me, let the walls of this house of study prove it," and the walls leaned over as if to fall.But Rabbi Joshua rebuked the walls, telling them not to interfere with scholars engaged in a halachic dispute.In honor of Rabbi Joshua, the walls did not fall, but in honor of Rabbi Eliezer, the walls did not stand upright, either.