משנה: בּוֹר שֶׁל שְׁנֵי שׁוּתָפִין עָבַר עָלָיו הָרִאשׁוֹן וְלֹא כִיסָּהוּ וְהַשֵּׁינִי וְלֹא כִיסָּהוּ הַשֵּׁינִי חַיָיב. כִּיסָּהוּ הָרִאשׁוֹן וּבָא הַשֵּׁינִי וְגִילֵּהוּ הַשֵּׁינִי חַיָיב. כִּיסָּהוּ הָרִאשׁוֹן וּבָא הַשֵּׁינִי וּמְצָאוֹ מְגוּלֶּה וְלֹא כִיסָּהוּ הַשֵּׁינִי חַיָיב. כִּיסָּהוּ כָּרָאוּי וְנָפַל לְתוֹכוֹ שׁוֹר אוֹ חֲמוֹר וָמֵת פָּטוּר. לֹא כִיסָּהוּ כָּרָאוּי וְנָפַל לְתוֹכוֹ שׁוֹר אוֹ חֲמוֹר וָמֵת חַיָיב. נָפַל לְפָנָיו מִקּוֹל הַכְּרִיָיה חַיָיב לְאַחֲרָיו מִקּוֹל הַכְּרִיָיה פָּטוּר. נָפַל לְתוֹכוֹ שׁוֹר וְכֵלָיו וְנִשְׁתַּבְּרוּ חֲמוֹר וְכֵלָיו וְנִתְקָרְעוּ חַיָיב עַל הַבְּהֵמָה וּפָטוּר עַל הַכֵּלִים. נָפַל לְתוֹכוֹ שׁוֹר חֵרֵשׁ שׁוֹטֶה וְקָטָן חַיָיב. בֵּן אוֹ בַת עֶבֶד אוֹ אָמָה פָּטוּר.
MISHNAH: A pit dug by two partners; if the first went by and did not cover it, the second and did not cover it, the second is liable. If the first covered it, the second came and uncovered it, the second is liable. If the first covered it, the second came, found it uncovered but did not cover it, the second is liable. If he covered it appropriately but an ox or a donkey fell in and died, he is not liable. If he did not cover it appropriately and an ox or a donkey fell in and died, he is liable. If it fell forward because of the noise of the excavation, he is liable, backward because of the noise of the excavation, he is not liable. If an ox and its equipment fell in and broke, a donkey and its equipment was torn, he is liable for the animal but not liable for the equipment. If the ox falling in was deaf-mute, insane, or young, he is liable; a son or daughter, a slave or slave-girl, he is not liable.