Commentary for Menachot 170:18

כיון שהגיע לעירו יצאו אנשי עירו לקלסו אמר להם לא לי קלסוני אלא לזה שבא עמי שמדד לי שמן במאה ריבוא והרי נושה בי בשמונה עשרה ריבוא לקיים מה שנאמר (משלי יג, ז) יש מתעשר ואין כל מתרושש והון רב:

He waited until the other had finished his work. After he had finished his work he threw his tools on his back and went on his way, removing the stones from his path as he went.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This led the agent to believe that the man whom he was accompanying was not wealthy and that he certainly could not supply him with all the oil he required. 'ufu uk ah vzk trxunkup rnt');">²⁰</span> The agent thought to himself,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Adopting' the reading as in MS.M. .');">²¹</span>

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