Commentary for Avodah Zarah 123:2
<big><strong>גמ׳</strong></big> מ"ט שכרו אסור אילימא הואיל ויין נסך אסור בהנאה שכרו נמי אסור הרי ערלה וכלאי הכרם דאסורין בהנאה ותנן מכרן וקידש בדמיהן מקודשת
GEMARA. Why are his wages prohibited? If I say that since yayin nesekh is prohibited for use of any kind and therefore his wage are also prohibited, behold orlah and the mixed plantings in a vineyard are prohibited for use of any kind and yet we have learned: If he sold them and with the proceeds betrothed a wife she is betrothed!
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
It is forbidden to derive any benefit from yayin nesekh. We might have thought that since this is so, wages derived from it are also prohibited. But this is not true with regard to other substances from which one cannot derive benefit, such as orlah (produce during its first three years) and seeds planted in a vineyard. While it is prohibited to derive benefit from such produce, if one did use it to betroth a woman, she is betrothed. This implies that there is value to these things even though they are prohibited.
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