Related%20passage for Bava Metzia 222:7

נהי דלא גמר שכיר שכיר בהמה וכלים משום ביומו תתן שכרו נמי ניחייב תני רבי חנניא אמר קרא ולא תבא עליו השמש כי עני הוא מי שהן באין לידי עניות ועשירות יצאו בהמה וכלים שאינן באין לידי עניות ועשירות

— R. Hanania learnt: Scripture saith, Neither shall the sun go down upon it, for he is poor;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 15. ');">¹²</span> [hence it applies only to] those who are subject to poverty or wealth, and so excludes animals and utensils, which are not subject to poverty and wealth. And the first Tanna, how does he interpret this [verse], 'for he is poor'? — It is necessary to shew that the poor receive precedence over the wealthy.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If he owes both their hire, or the hire of their animals, or utensils — and has sufficient for one only, the poor must be paid first. ');">¹³</span>

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