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that this applies to laborers who work with oxen, whose potential for causing damage is great if they are not supervised, as they will trample the crops.
§ The Mishnah teaches that one who found a lost garment spreads it for its sake to ventilate it, but may not use it as a decoration for his own prestige. A dilemma was raised before the rabbis: If one spreads it both for his sake and for its sake, what is the halakha?
The Talmud suggests: Come and hear proof from the Mishnah: He spreads it for its sake. The Talmud infers: For its sake, yes, he spreads it, but both for his sake and for its sake, he may not do so. The Talmud rejects the proof: Say the latter clause of the Mishnah: But not for his own prestige.
The Talmud suggests: Come and hear a proof from a baraita: If one finds a lost garment, he may not spread it on a bed or on a hanger for his sake, but he may spread it on a bed or on a hanger for its sake. If guests happened to visit, he may not spread it, neither on a bed nor on a hanger and neith
The Talmud rejects this proof: It is different there, as spreading it before his guests is tantamount to burning it, either due to the evil eye that will result, or due to thieves, as once the guests are aware of the valuable item in his possession they may be tempted to steal it.