Study Bava Metzia folio 113A with parallel Hebrew-English text, traditional commentary, and modern study tools. Free access to Babylonian Talmud online.
but when the time of his obligation to pay arrives, he applies himself and remembers all the details, so as not to violate the prohibition of delaying payment of the laborer’s wages.
The Talmud asks: Why would one rely upon the presumption that the employer would not transgress? But is the hired laborer suspected of violating the prohibition of stealing? The Talmud replies: There, concerning the credibility of an employer, there are two presumptions, whereas here, concerning
The Mishnah teaches: If there are witnesses who testify that he claimed the money from him, he takes an oath and receives the money. The Talmud asks: But what need is there for witnesses that he lodged a claim, when he is claiming it from him in front of us? R' Asi said: The tanna is referring to w
The Talmud continues: And is it always assumed that the employer did not pay the laborer? Why does the fact that he claimed his money at the proper time mean that his claim against his employer is always accepted? Rav Ḥama bar Ukva said: The tanna means that he is given another day corresponding to
Mishnah: With regard to one who lends money to another and the debtor fails to repay it at the end of the term of the loan, the creditor may take collateral from him to ensure payment only by means of an agent of the court, not of his own accord. And he may not enter the debtor’s house to take his