Reference for Eruvin 72:8

ר' יהודה אומר אם היה אחד מהן וכו': ורבנן זימנין דניחא ליה בחבריה טפי מרביה

- There is really no contradiction between the two statements on foreigners since one refers<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'that', our MISHNAH:');">²⁰</span> to tax collectors<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' From whom people try to escape.');">²¹</span> while the other refers to the landlords of the town.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Or 'town officers', whom the townspeople are anxious to meet in order to submit to them their grievances or to solicit favours.');">²²</span>

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