Commentary for Bava Metzia 222:8

ות"ק האי כי עני הוא מאי עביד ליה ההוא מיבעי להקדים עני לעשיר ורבי יוסי ברבי יהודה ההוא מלא תעשק שכיר עני ואביון נפקא

And R. Jose son of R. Judah?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Whence does he learn this? ');">¹⁴</span> — That follows from, <i>Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy</i>. And the first Tanna?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Surely he agrees that this last verse teaches the priority of the poor man! ');">¹⁵</span>

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