Commentary for Menachot 153:9

אלא משום תגרא כי היכי דלא למטייה דיאנה דיאנה הוא דלא לימטייה רוחא לא בעי זבן וזבין תגרא איקרי

They may not increase the measures<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Even though all the townspeople have agreed to the change.');">⁹</span> by more than a sixth, neither the coins by more than a sixth, and the profits [on necessary foods] must not exceed a sixth.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'he who profits must not profit more than a sixth'.');">¹⁰</span>

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