Commentary for Bava Metzia 136:2

וצריכא דאי תנא חנוני חנוני הוא דסגי ליה כפועל בטל משום דלא נפיש טרחיה אבל מעות ליקח בהן פירות דנפיש טרחיה אימא לא סגי ליה כפועל בטל

Now they [the first two clauses of the Mishnah] are [both] necessary. For if the case of a tradesman were taught, I would think that only a storekeeper is it sufficient to pay as an unemployed worker, seeing that his efforts are not great;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The goods being given him. ');">²</span>

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