Commentary for Bava Metzia 153:2
ואמר רבא האי מאן דאוגיר אגורי לדוולא ואתא מטרא פסידא דפועלים אתא נהרא פסידא דבעל הבית ויהיב להו כפועל בטל
Raba also said: If one engaged labourers for irrigation, and there fell rain [rendering it unnecessary], the loss is theirs.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since rain is bound to obviate the need of irrigation, it is an implied condition that the employer may dispense with their services on account thereof. ');"><sup>2</sup></span>
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