Musar for Pesachim 100:8

ת"ר ד' פרוטות אין בהן סימן ברכה לעולם שכר כותבין ושכר מתורגמנין ושכר יתומים ומעות הבאות ממדינת הים

But if she makes [e.g. , woollen garments] and sells them, Scripture indeed praises her, for it is written, she maketh linen garments and selleth them.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Prov. XXXI, 24. This occurs in the description of the 'woman of valour'.');">²⁰</span> Our Rabbis taught: He who trades in cane and jars will never see a sign of blessing. What is the reason? Since their bulk is large, the [evil] eye has power over them. Our Rabbis taught: Traders in market-stands<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [Heb. Simta. Tosef. Bek. II has Shemittah, the Sabbatical year when trading with produce is forbidden.]');">²¹</span>

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