Reference for Bava Metzia 150:10

אמר רב יהודה אמר רב כל מי שיש לו מעות ומלוה אותן שלא בעדים עובר משום ולפני עור לא תתן מכשול וריש לקיש אמר גורם קללה לעצמו שנאמ' (תהלים לא, יט) תאלמנה שפתי שקר הדוברות על צדיק עתק

he said: Whence do we know that if one is his neighbour's creditor for a <i>maneh</i> and knows that he has nought [for repayment], he may not even pass in front of him? From the verse, Thou shalt not be to him as an usurer.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., do not emphasize that he is in your debt: and so put him to shame. ');">¹⁸</span> R. Ammi and R. Assi say: It is as though he subjected him to a twofold trial,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'judged him with two verdicts.' ');">¹⁹</span>

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