Musar for Bava Kamma 120:19

שלחו ליה אסור להציל עצמו בממון חבירו אבל אתה מלך אתה [ומלך] פורץ לעשות לו דרך ואין מוחין בידו

stacks of barley which belonged to Israelites but in which Philistines had hidden themselves, and what he asked was whether it was permissible to rescue oneself through the destruction of another's property.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As the warriors of David burned the stacks down for strategical purposes and the problem was whether compensation was to be made or not. ');">²⁸</span> The answer they despatched to him was: [Generally speaking] it is forbidden to rescue oneself through the destruction of another's property<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e. compensation should be made. ');">²⁹</span>

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