Quoting%20commentary for Sanhedrin 41:5

דתניא אלמנה בין שהיא ענייה בין שהיא עשירה אין ממשכנין אותה שנאמר (דברים כד, יז) לא תחבול בגד אלמנה דברי רבי יהודה רבי שמעון אומר עשירה ממשכנין אותה ענייה אין ממשכנין אותה ואתה חייב להחזיר לה ואתה משיאה שם רע בשכנותיה

this is R. Judah's view. R.Simeon ruled: We may take a pledge of a rich widow but not of a poor one,for [in the latter case] thou art bound to return [the pledge] to her daily,and [thereby] cause her an evil name among her neighbours. Whereon we asked:What does he mean? [And the answer was:] Since thou hast taken a pledge ofher, thou must return it to her [each evening]<a rel="footnote" href="#56a_9">⁹</a> and so [by her frequent visitsto thee] thou wouldst get her an evil name among her neighbours. Hence wesee that R. Judah does not interpret the Biblical law according to its reason,while R. Simeon does!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' By differentiating between poor and rich widows. ');">¹⁰</span>

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