Study Bava Metzia folio 77B with parallel Hebrew-English text, traditional commentary, and modern study tools. Free access to Babylonian Talmud online.
he gives him his wage; if he is a contractor, he gives him his contracted payment?
The Talmud explains: Whose opinion does this baraita follow? If we say it is in accordance with the opinion of the Rabbis, why does the baraita rule that he receives his full payment specifically in a case when the laborer heard that a relative of his died, or if he was gripped with fever, where he
Rav Naḥman bar Yitzḥak said: The ruling of this baraita is stated with regard to a matter that involves financial loss if the work is not completed. Consequently, the employer is at an advantage, unless the laborer is compelled to stop working due to circumstances beyond his control, in which case
We learned in the Mishnah: Whoever changes the terms accepted by both parties is at a disadvantage, and whoever reneges on an agreement is at a disadvantage. The Talmud asks: Granted, with regard to the statement: Whoever changes is at a disadvantage, one can understand this, as the tanna taught
Evidently, Rav’s ruling does not accord with the opinion of R' Dosa. Rather, R' Dosa is saying two halakhot, and Rav holds in accordance with his opinion in one matter and disagrees with his opinion in one matter. Rav does not agree with R' Dosa’s ruling that laborers are at a disadvantage, but he d