משנה: הַשּׂוֹכֵר אֶת הַפּוֹעֲלִין וְאָמַר לָהֶן לְהַשְׁכִּים וּלְהַעֲרִיב מְקוֹם שֶׁנָּהֲגוּ שֶׁלֹּא לְהַשְׁכִּים וּלְהַעֲרִיב אֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לְכוֹפָן. מְקוֹם שֶׁנָּהֲגוּ לָזוּן יָזִין לְסַפֵּק מְתִיקָה יְסַפֵּק הַכֹּל כְּמִנְהַג הַמְּדִינָה. מַעֲשֶׂה בְרִבִּי יוֹחָנָן בֶּן מַתְיָא שֶׁאָמַר לִבְנוֹ צֵא שְׂכוֹר לָנוּ פוֹעֲלִין וּפָסַק לָהֶן מְזוֹנוֹת. וּכְשֶׁבָּא אֵצֶל אָבִיו אָמַר לוֹ אֲפִילוּ אַתָּה עוֹשֶׂה לָהֶן כִּסְעוּדַת שְלֹמֹה בְשָׁעָתוֹ לֹא יָצָאתָ יְדֵי חוֹבָתָךְ עִמָּהֶן שֶׁהֵן בְּנֵי אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק וְיַעֲקֹב אֶלָּא עַד שֶׁלֹּא יַתְחִילוּ בַמְּלָאכָה צֵא וֶאֱמוֹר לָהֶן עַל מְנָת שֶׁאֵין לָכֶם אֶלָּא פַת וְקִטְנִית בִּלְבַד. רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר לֹא הָיָה צָרִיךְ הַכֹּל כְּמִנְהַג הַמְּדִינָה.
MISHNAH: One who hires workers and tells them to start early and work late, at a place where it is not customary to start early or work late cannot force them to do so. At a place where it is customary to feed them, he has to feed them; to supply a snack, he has to supply it, always following local custom. It happened that Rebbi Joḥanan ben Matthew said to his son, go and hire workers for us. He awarded them food, but when he returned to his father, the latter told him, even if you serve them Solomon’s meal in his time you did not fulfill your pledge since they are descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But before they start work go and tell them: On condition that your only claim be for bread and legumes. Rabban Simeon ben Gamliel said, that was unnecessary; one always follows local custom.