Answer: It is called beautiful. Even R. Elazar ha'Kapar, who calls a Nazir a sinner, says so only regarding a Tamei Nazir;

"The first days will fall" - since he must begin Nezirus again from scratch, he may come to transgress.

He does not call a Tahor Nazir a sinner.

(Mishnah): If one said 'I will be like this one' (he is a Nazir).

Question: Even if he was holding his hair, 'like this one' has no connotation of Nezirus!

Answer (Shmuel): The case is, a Nazir passed in front of him.

(Mishnah): If one said 'I will be Mesalsel (curl)...'

Question: What is the source that Mesalsel refers to hair?

Answer: Rebbi's female slave rebuked a man 'how long will you be Mesalsel your hair?'

Question: Perhaps he referred to Torah, like it says "Salselah and it will elevate you!"

Answer (Shmuel): He was holding his hair when he said this.

(Mishnah): If one said 'I will be Mekalkel...'

Question: What is the source that Mekalkel refers to hair?

Answer (Mishnah - R. Yehudah): One is liable for transferring (to Reshus ha'Rabim on Shabbos) the amount of plaster needed for a Kilkul.

(Rav): This is the temple (on the face).

Question: Perhaps he meant that he will finance - "va'Yechalkel Yosef (he sustained) his father and brothers"!

Answer (Shmuel): He was holding his hair when he said this.

(Mishnah): If one said 'it is Alai to be Leshale'ach long hair', he is a Nazir.

Question: What is the source that Shilu'ach means growing?

Answer: "Shelachayich are (like) a pomegranate orchard."

Question: Perhaps he meant that he will (cut it and) send it away - "V'Shole'ach (He sends) water outside..."

Answer #1: We learn from a Gezeirah Shavah "Pera-Pera";

It says regarding Nazir "he will grow Pera." It says regarding Kohanim "u'Fera Lo Yeshalechu." (This teaches that a Kohen may not grow his hair longer than 30 days.)

Answer #2: The verse "V'Shole'ach Mayim" also refers to growing!

Watering plants causes them to grow.

(Mishnah - R. Meir): If one said 'it is Alai Tziparin (birds)', he is a Nazir.

Question: What is R. Meir's reason?

Answer #1 (Reish Lakish): The man referred to (a Mitzvah that entails bringing) birds associated with hair, like in the verse "his (Nevuchadnetzar's) hair grew like eagle's wings, and his nails like a bird's claws."

R. Meir holds that a person vows by using a word that is (in a verse) near the matters he intends to vow about.

Chachamim hold that a person does not do this.

Objection (R. Yochanan): All agree that a person does not do this!

Answer #2 (R. Yochanan): R. Meir's reason is, he suspects the person meant Nezirus, for which a person brings birds if he becomes Tamei.

Question: R. Meir only suspects that he meant Nezirus. Perhaps he meant a Nedavah (voluntary Korban) of birds! (Why is he a Nazir?)

Answer: Had he meant a Nedavah, he would have said 'Ken' (the word normally used for this), not Tziporim.

Question: Perhaps he accepted to supply birds needed for Taharas Metzora!

Answer: The case is, a Nazir passed in front of him when he vowed.

Question: Perhaps he accepted to supply the birds that a Tamei Nazir must bring?

Answer: A Tahor Nazir passed in front of him. (It is unreasonable to say that he accepted to bring his birds if the Nazir will become Tamei.)

Question: Practically, in what case do R. Yochanan and Reish Lakish argue?

Answer: They argue about one who said 'it is Alai Tziparin that are (in a verse) close to hair'.

R. Yochanan holds that he is a Nazir only if a Nazir passed in front of him at the time. Reish Lakish holds that he is a Nazir even if a Nazir did not pass.

Question: Surely, all agree that people vow using a word near the matter he intends to vow about!

(Beraisa): If one said 'right (hand)', this is an oath.

Suggestion: He refers to the Shevu'ah in the verse "He raised his right hand... and swore"!

Answer: No, he refers to Hash-m's right hand. This itself (the reference to Hash-m) connotes an oath:

(Beraisa): If one said 'right hand', this is an oath - "Hash-m swore by His right hand."

Question: What is the source that if one said 'left (hand)', this is an oath?

Answer: We learn from "And in His left hand is strength."

(Mishnah): If one said 'I am a Nazir from grape skins', 'from grape pits', 'from shaving', (or) 'from Tum'ah', all laws of Nezirus apply to him.

(Gemara): The Mishnah is unlike R. Shimon:

(Beraisa - R. Shimon): One is only a Nazir if he vows to abstain from all three Isurim;

Chachamim say, (he is a Nazir) even if he only vows from one of them.

Question: What is R. Shimon's reason?

Answer: He learns from "from anything made out of grapevines, from grape skins to grape pits." (Rosh - this teaches that if he specifies, he must specify everything.)

Chachamim learn from "from wine and strong drink he will abstain." (He need not vow from everything.)

Question: What does R. Shimon learn from this verse?

Answer: It teaches that a Nazir is forbidden to wine of a Mitzvah just like optional wine.