Rabbi Pinḥas said: This is analogous to a king whose sharecroppers and the members of his household came to honor him. One came to honor him and [the king] said: ‘Who is that?’ They said to him: ‘He is your sharecropper.’ He said to them: ‘Take his tribute.’
Another came to honor him and he said: ‘Who is this?’ They said to him: ‘He is a member of your household.’ ‘Take his tribute.’ Another came, and he said: ‘Who is this?’ They said to him: ‘He is neither your sharecropper nor a member of your household, but nonetheless, he came to honor you.’
He said: ‘Give him a chair and let him sit on it.’11Since he was not coming out of a sense of duty but just to honor the king, the king accorded him honor as well. So too, a sin offering comes due to a sin and a guilt offering comes due to a sin. A thanks offering does not come due to a sin, “if he sacrifices it as a thanks offering” (Leviticus 7:12).