משנה: הַתּוֹקֵעַ לַחֲבֵירוֹ נוֹתֵן לוֹ סֶלַע. רִבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר מִשּׁוּם רִבִּי יוֹסֵי הַגָּלִילִי מְנָה. סְתָרוֹ נוֹתֵן לוֹ מָאתַיִם זוּז לְאַחַר יָדוֹ נוֹתֵן לוֹ אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת זוּז. צָרַם בְּאָזְנוֹ תָּלַשׁ בְּשַׂעֲרוֹ רָקַק וְהִגִּיעַ בּוֹ הָרוֹק הֶעֱבִיר טַלִּיתוֹ מִמֶּנּוּ פָּרַע רֹאשָׁהּ שֶׁל אִשָּׁה נוֹתֵן אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת זוּז וְהַכֹּל לְפִי כְבוֹדוֹ. אָמַר רִבִּי עֲקִיבָה אֲפִילוּ עָנִי שֶׁבְּיִשְׂרָאֵל רוֹאִין אוֹתָן כְּאִילּוּ הֵן בְּנֵי חוֹרִין שֶׁיָּרְדוּ מִנִּכְסֵיהֶן שֶׁהֵן בְּנֵי אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק וְיַעֲקֹב. מַעֲשֶׂה בְּאֶחָד שֶׁפָּרַע רֹאשָׁהּ שֶׁל אִשָּׁה וּבָאת לִפְנֵי רִבִּי עֲקִיבָה וְחִיְיבוֹ לִיתֵּן לָהּ אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת זוּז. אָמַר לוֹ רִבִּי תֵּן לִי זְמָן וְנָתַן לוֹ. שִׁימְּרָהּ עוֹמֶדֶת עַל פֶּתַח חֲצֵירָהּ וְשִׁיבֵּר אֶת הַפַּךְ בְּפָנֶיהָ וּבוֹ כְאִיסָּר שֶׁמֶן גִּילַּת אֶת רֹאשָׁהּ וְהָיְתָה מְטַפַּחַת וּמַנַּחַת עַל רֹאשָׁהּ וְהֶעֱמִיד לָהּ עֵדִים וּבָא לִפְנֵי רִבִּי עֲקִיבָה אָמַר לוֹ לָזֶה אֲנִי נוֹתֵן אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת זוּז. אָמַר לוֹ לֹא אָמַרְתָּ כְּלוּם שֶׁהַחוֹבֵל בְּעַצְמוֹ אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁאֵינוֹ רַשַּׁאי פָּטוּר וַאֲחֵרִים שֶׁחָבְלוּ בוֹ חַיָיבִים. הַקּוֹצֵץ אֶת נְטִיעוֹתָיו עַל פִּי שֶׁאֵינוֹ רַשַּׁאי פָּטוּר וַאֲחֵרִים שֶׁקִצְּצוּ אֶת נְטִיעוֹתָיו חַיָיבִים.
MISHNAH: He who hits another pays him a tetradrachma; Rebbi Jehudah says in the name of Rebbi Yose the Galilean, a mina. If he slapped him, he pays 200 zuz, with the back of his hand he gives him 400 zuz. If he hurt him on his earlobe, tore out some of his hair, spat on him and the spit touched him, removed his stole, uncovered a woman’s hair, he pays 400 zuz; everything corresponding to his honor. Rebbi Aqiba said, even the poorest in Israel are treated as aristocrats who lost their property, for they are descendents of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. In a case where somebody uncovered a woman’s hair, she came before Rebbi Aqiba who obligated him to pay her 400 zuz. He said to him, Rabbi, give me some time, which he did. He watched her at the entrance of her courtyard and broke a flask before her which contained an as worth of oil. She uncovered her hair, splashed her hand with the oil and worked it onto her head. He had her observed by witnesses and came before Rebbi Aqiba, telling him, to such a one I have to give 400 zuz? He told him, you did not say anything since a person who injures himself, while he is not allowed to do that, is not liable, but others who injure him are liable; a person who cuts down his fruit trees, while he is not allowed to do that, is not liable, but others who cut down his fruit trees are.