Commentary for Avodah Zarah 123:5

מאי שכרן שביעית אילימא דיהבינן להו שכר מפירות שביעית נמצא זה פורע חובו מפירות שביעית והתורה אמרה (ויקרא כה, ו) לאכלה ולא לסחורה

What does it mean “their wage is [considered the produce of] the Sabbatical year”? If I say it means that they receive their wage in Sabbatical year produce, it would turn out that [the employer] pays his debt in Sabbatical year produce and the Torah has said, “[And the Shabbat of the land shall be] for food — but not for trading” (Leviticus 25:6)!

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