NOTE: 37

1. When one goes to visit a sick person, [one] must inquire after their condition in few words, as though wishing to hear the signs of their recovery. And one ought not to ask after their condition several times, lest it cause weariness to the sick person. But if one wishes to know [it] well, one may afterwards inquire of the family, or of those found within the house, and [of] his

CHAPTER X: Rules for the Visitation of the Sick:

After drinking, [one should] not stay long, [but] give a farewell greeting and, expressing thanks, say goodbye. 6. When it happens that [one] goes to visit a friend, if a letter of greeting or any other paper and writing be found there, it is ill-mannered to take and read [it]; for even if it is not a confidential letter, it will still seem disagreeable to the friend.