משנה: אַחַת לִשְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם מְשַׁעֲרִין אֶת הַלִּשְׁכָּה. כָּל הַמְקַבֵּל עָלָיו לְסַפֵּק סְלָתוֹת מֵאַרְבַּע עָמְדוּ מִשָּׁלֹשׁ יְסַפֵּק מֵאַרְבַּע. מִשָּׁלֹשׁ וְעָמְדוּ מֵאַרְבַּע יְסַפֵּק מֵאַרְבַּע שֶׁיַּד הֶקְדֵּשׁ עַל הָעֶלְיוֹנָה. אִם הִתְלִיעָה סוֹלֶת הִתְלִיעָה לוֹ וְאִם הֶחְמִיץ יַיִן הֶחְמִיץ לוֹ. אֵינוֹ מְקַבֵּל אֶת מְעוֹתָיו עַד שֶׁיְּהֵא הַמִּזְבֵּחַ מְרַצֶּה:
MISHNAH: Once every thirty days one sets the prices for the office. Anyone who accepts to supply fine flour at a rate of four, if the going rate goes up to three he has to supply at the rate of four; if at the rate of three and the going rate went down to four he has to supply at four since the hand of the sanctuary is privileged. If the flour turned out worm-infected, it was infected in his possession; and if the wine turned into vinegar it was vinegar in his possession. He is not paid until the altar did atone.