on 7a R Chanina ben Gamliel was almost fed ever min hachai because he was metil eimah yeterah in his house; yet he is considered a 'tsadik' so that he was saved from eating it? Isnt this a stira - how can a persona who is so loud he scares his family to death be considered a tzadik ?
max, Baltimore, USA
The translation for "Eimah Yeseirah" as meaning "scares his family to death" is your translation, not what the words mean. The words literally mean "extra fear." This means that he caused a slightly greater level of fear than what is acceptable, probably in order to promote Yir'as Shamayim (as we always judge Tzadikim favorably), and unfortunately miscalculated. If someone does this and is a Tzadik in every other way, he is most certainly a Tzadik.
All the best,
Yaakov Montrose