Similarly, a murderer who went into exile in his city of refuge, and the people of the city wished to honor him, he should say to them, “I am a murderer.” [If] they said to him, “Even so,” he may accept [the honor] from them, as it is said (Deut. 19:4): And this is the matter of the murderer. They would pay rent to the Leviim; [these are] the words of R' Yehudah. R' Meir says: They would not pay them rent.  He returns to the office he had previously occupied; [these are] the words of R' Meir. R' Yehudah says: He would not return to the office he had occupied.