Commentary for Avodah Zarah 43:1
אריסותא לר"ש בן אלעזר לית ליה אלא עובד כוכבים מ"ט מותר דאמרינן ליה וציית כותי נמי אמרינן ליה וציית כותי לא ציית דאמר אנא גמירנא טפי מינך
R. Shimon b. Elazar is not thinking about tenancy. Rather why is it permitted in the case of a non-Jew? Because if he is told [not to work on forbidden days] he obeys. The Samaritan will not listen to a Jew who tells him not to work on hol hamoed. The Samaritan believes that he knows more than the Jew, and in their system of laws, working a field on hol hamoed is permitted.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
R. Shimon b. Elazar allows one to rent the field to the non-Jew because if the Jew tells him not to work on hol hamoed, the non-Jew will listen.
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Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
The Samaritan will not listen to a Jew who tells him not to work on hol hamoed. The Samaritan believes that he knows more than the Jew, and in their system of laws, working a field on hol hamoed is permitted.
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