Commentary for Moed Katan 13:6

לימא מסייע ליה כותל הגוחה לרשות הרבים סותר ובונה כדרכו מפני הסכנה התם כדקתני טעמא מפני הסכנה

but the wall of a court<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As the Talmudic saying goes: 'The breach invites the thief' (Suk. 26a, SBH) , or the possible loss of cattle or poultry, by straying.');">⁹</span> is built in the usual way. Might one suggest that the following supports him: A wall that is bulging out into the public domain may be pulled down and built in the usual way, because it constitutes a danger [to the passers-by]!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Tosef. I, 4; infra 13a.');">¹⁰</span>

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