Mesorat%20hashas for Yoma 161:18
איכא למיפרך מה למלאכה שכן נוהגת בשבתות וימים טובים תאמר בעינוי שאינו נוהג בשבתות וימים טובים
If [for failure of] affliction, which is not commanded on the Sabbath and festival days, one is punished with extirpation, then for the performance of labour [the prohibition of] which does apply on Sabbath and festival days, how much more shall [one be punished with extirpation]! Why then was [the penalty] stated? It is free<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'being free', or 'vacated', here unnecessary for the context, hence available for hermeneutical purposes.');"><sup>18</sup></span>
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