Mesorat%20hashas for Pesachim 100:7

ת"ר המשתכר בקנים ובקנקנים אינו רואה סימן ברכה לעולם מאי טעמא כיון דנפיש אפחזייהו שלטא בהו עינא: תנו רבנן תגרי סימטא ומגדלי בהמה דקה וקוצצי אילנות טובות ונותנין עיניהן בחלק יפה אינו רואה סימן ברכה לעולם מאי טעמא דתהו ביה אינשי:

And [this is] in accordance with Rab Judah. For Rab Judah said in Rab's name: A man should always occupy himself with Torah and good deeds, though it is not for their own sake, for out of [doing good] with an ulterior motive there comes [doing good] for its own sake. Our Rabbis taught: He who looks to the earnings of his wife or of a mill will never see a sign of blessing.' The earnings of his wife' means [when she goes around selling wool] by weight.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Jast.; i.e., trading in wool, but not making it up; this realizes very little profit and is not a dignified occupation for a woman.');">¹⁸</span> '[The earnings of] a mill' means its hire.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' But trading in mills, buying and selling them, is profitable.');">¹⁹</span>

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