Midrash for Bava Metzia 53:20
ולמ"ד אשר תאבד הא בעינן ומצאתה וליכא
Now, he who deduces it from, <i>'and thou hast found it</i>,' how does he utilize, 'which shall be lost to him?' — He needs it for R. Johanan's dictum. For R. Johanan said on the authority of R. Simeon b. Yohai:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [Var. lec., 'b. Jehozadak,' v. supra p. 139. n. 4.] ');"><sup>20</sup></span>
Sifrei Devarim
"And thus shall you do with his ass and thus shall you do with his garment": This tells me of these only. Whence do I derive (the same for) other lost objects? From (Ibid.) "and thus shall you do with every lost object of your brother." If so, why is "garment" singled out? Is it not included with all the rest? To serve as the basis for a comparison, viz.: Just as a garment is characterized by possessing (identifying) signs and claimants, thus all objects that are thus characterized (must, if found, be publicized for the owners to come forward).
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