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Jerusalem Talmud Bava Metzia 5.3

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MISHNAH: One does not hire a shop clerk for half the gain; one does not give him money to buy produce for half the gain unless one pays him wages as an unemployed worker. One does not give chickens to breed for half, nor does one hand over calves and foals for care for half the risk unless one pays for his work and food. But one takes in calves and foals for half and grows them until they are one-third grown, and a donkey until it becomes a beast of burden.

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HALAKHAH: “One does not hire a shop clerk,” etc. A person lent another one denars. He said to him, take two denars as your wages and what they will bring shall be mine and yours.

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It was stated: “If somebody gives money to another to buy produce with it for half [the gain]; if that one says, I did not buy, he only has a complaint on him. But if it was known that he bought, the other forcibly extracts from him.”

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“If somebody gives money to another to buy produce with it for half the gain and one of them wants to age it, the other may hinder him. But if it was the eve of a Sabbatical year, the other may not hinder him because it was understood that it was bought for that purpose.”

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“If somebody gives money to another to buy produce with it for half the gain and one says, here you have a mina for I cannot be bothered with the details, that is forbidden. But if he saw that grain was going up in price, it is permitted.

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If somebody gives money to another to buy produce with it for half the gain, the trader is permitted to buy of the same kind. When he sells, he may not sell everything together but sells this first and that later.

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“If somebody gives money to another to buy produce with for half the gain, the trader is permitted to buy any kind he wants, but he should not buy a garment or wood.” Rebbi Isaac said, this implies that if one who leaves another’s capital unemployed, he only has a complaint on him. If he leaves another’s field unused, he is obligated to serve him. If he leaves another’s ship or store unused, what [is the rule]?

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“A person was transporting from a lowprice place to a highprice one. Another said to him, give it to me, I shall pay you what you would charge at place X. If the responsibility is the giver’s, it is forbidden, but the buyer’s is permitted. A person was transporting a package from place to place. Another said to him, give it to me, I shall pay you what you would charge at place X. If the responsibility is the giver’s, it is forbidden, but the buyer’s is permitted. But donkey drivers who receive from householders obtain produce for a highprice place at lowprice rates.” Rebbi Jehudah bar Pazi: At a place where usually they can go and return the same day. Rav Huna said, he becomes his agent. But did one not object to [Rav] Huna: If an agent fell victim to an accident, is he liable? If he was the victim of an accident, he is not liable. Does it not happen that an unpaid trustee accepts to be like a borrower? But did not Rebbi Hoshaia state: Just as he is liable for the entirety, so he is liable for a part! Why does one quote this? There, he would pay a high price, but here he pays at the low rate.

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The Jerusalem Talmud, edition, translation and commentary by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer (Berlin: De Gruyter, 1999–2015). CC BY. Text from Sefaria (sefaria.org); commentary notes omitted. · Source ↗

Hebrew/Aramaic text: The Jerusalem Talmud, edition by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer (Berlin: De Gruyter, 1999–2015), via Sefaria (sefaria.org). Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Changes: footnotes and HTML formatting removed.

The Jerusalem Talmud, edition, translation and commentary by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer (Berlin: De Gruyter, 1999–2015). CC BY. Text from Sefaria (sefaria.org); commentary notes omitted. · Source ↗

English translation: The Jerusalem Talmud, translation and commentary by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer (Berlin: De Gruyter, 1999–2015); commentary notes omitted, via Sefaria (sefaria.org). Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Changes: footnotes and HTML formatting removed.

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