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Rebbi Yishmoel ben Elishah read through candle light, saying I will read and not bend and fix but he ended up doing it. He said כמה גדולים דברי חכמים שאמרו לא יקרא לאור הנר how great are chazal who said not to read by candle light. Explains the GRA that the greatness of chazal was that they did not reveal the reason for the prohibition. Once the person knows the reason he tends to rationalize by saying that it does not apply to him. King Solomon married multiple women indicating that he can watch out and they won’t sway him away from Hashem but at end they did. He rationalized as he knew the reason but others did not as they did not know the reason.