Quoting%20commentary for Bava Metzia 122:3

א"ל רב יימר לרב אשי לאו דכתב רחמנא במשקלות למה לי א"ל לטומן משקלותיו במלח היינו גזל מעליא הוא לעבור עליו משעת עשייה

'ye shall not steal,' [even] in order to repay double.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' One may not stage a theft in order to repay double and thus make a gift to his fellow. ');">⁵</span> R. Yemar said to R. Ashi: For what purpose did the Divine Law state [separately] the prohibition against [false] weights?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Seeing that it is tantamount to robbery. ');">⁶</span>

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