Commentary for Gittin 59:14

אמר מר פוסק עמהם כשער הזול פשיטא הא קא משמע לן אף על פי שלא פסק כמי שפסק דמי

Our Rabbis have taught: 'If a man lends money to a priest or a Levite or a poor man, on condition that he may recoup himself from their dues, he may do so in the presumption that they are still alive. He may stipulate with them to get the benefit of a lower market price,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., if at the time when he sets aside the dues the price is lower than when he lent the money, he may give himself the benefit of the drop by appropriating a larger amount of produce. ');">¹¹</span>

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