Halakhah for Shabbat 204:3
רב אחא בר יעקב אמר אין עניות במקום עשירות אלא שכן בעה"ב שיש לו נקב בבירתו וסותמו דכוותה גבי משכן שכן קרש שנפלה בו דרנא מטיף לתוכה אבר וסותמו
<b><i>GEMARA</i></b>. <small>'HOWEVER LITTLE'</small> — what is that fit for? — Said R. Jeremiah: Because a poor man digs a hole to hide his perutoth therein.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Perutah. pl. perutoth, a very small coin. Thus we find an instance of very little building, and therefore this sets the standard. Money was hidden in the earth. Cf. B.M. 42a: 'Money can only be guarded by placing it in the earth'; Josephus. Wars, V. 7. 2: 'which the owners have treasured up underground against the uncertain fortunes of war'. ');"><sup>4</sup></span> Similarly in connection with the Tabernacle<a rel="footnote" href="#102b_5"><sup>5</sup></a>
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