Commentary for Bava Metzia 184:4

ואי אמרת משל שמים הוא אוכל אמאי פודה ומאכילן איסורא לא זכי להו רחמנא התם משום דמיחזי כמקח טעות

Now should you say, he eats his own, why is his son liable?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For then it is part of his wage, still the Bible exempted him, though eating fruit as part of one's wage is akin to purchase. Then surely the same should hold good of his son! ');">⁴</span>

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