Commentary for Bava Metzia 196:6

בעי ר' אבא בר ממל שאלה בבעלים שכרה שלא בבעלים מהו

Do we say, the borrowing stands alone, and the hiring stands alone? Or perhaps the hiring is a continuation of the loan, since he is responsible for theft and loss?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., by becoming a hirer, he adds nothing to the liabilities of a borrower, and since he bears this responsibility on account of the first meshikah as a borrower, his present responsibility is but a continuation of the first. ');">⁵</span>

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