Commentary for Bava Metzia 114:4
הכי השתא בשלמא זה חומר בהדיוט מבהקדש ותו לא אלא הקדש זה חומר ותו לא
— That refers to usury. Then it should also teach: In this respect the case of <i>hekdesh</i> is more stringent than that of a layman, viz., overreaching? — How compare? As for saying, 'In this respect the case of a layman is more stringent than that of <i>hekdesh</i>,' it is well, for there are no other [instances].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [Tosaf. and MS.M. omit 'for there are no other,' since the Mishnah in fact mentions several other instances where greater stringency applies to ordinary property than to that of hekdesh; the reading and argument run accordingly as follows: 'As for saying, " in="" this="" respect="" the="" case="" of="" a="" layman="" is="" more="" stringent="" than="" that="" hekdesh",="" it="" well!="" but="" (with="" to)="" hekdesh,="" (what="" means)="" stringency?'="" whilst,="" to="" say,="" there="" point="" informing="" us="" any="" additional="" instance="" where="" ordinary="" property="" treated="" with="" greater="" stringency="" none="" teaching="" reverse,="" as="" obvious="" regard="" hekdesh="" property.]="" ');"=""><sup>4</sup></span>
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