Quoting%20commentary for Nedarim 75:15

יונה דכתיב ויתן שכרה וירד בה (יונה א, ג) ואמר ר' יוחנן שנתן שכרה של ספינה כולה אמר ר' רומנוס שכרה של ספינה הויא ד' אלפים דינרי דהבא

Now, if he meant without a hiring fee — did he then merely claim not to be one of those who take without a fee?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Surely he did not pride himself on not being a thief! ');">²⁸</span> He must hence have meant, even with a fee.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., he had no need to hire an animal, possessing so many himself. Therefore he must have been wealthy. ');">²⁹</span>

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