Midrash for Bava Metzia 61:20

(דברים כב, ד) הקם תקים עמו אין לי אלא בעליו עמו שאין בעליו עמו מנין ת"ל הקם תקים מ"מ

and only then is it slain. But perhaps a warning has already been given on its account? — If they gave warning, and care was not taken thereof [to prevent it from trespassing], it certainly ranks as a self-inflicted loss.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The owner is himself responsible for his loss. ');">¹⁸</span>

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