Responsa for Bava Batra 329:2
אמר רב יהודה אמר רב רוב בגזל ומיעוט בעריות והכל בלשון הרע בלשון הרע סלקא דעתך אלא אבק לשון הרע:
Rab Judah said in the name of Rab: Most [people are guilty] of robbery,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In trade or industry one commits robbery directly or indirectly by withholding due profits. Full price of labour or full value for money. ');"><sup>2</sup></span> a minority of lewdness, and all of slander. 'Of slander'? [How] could one imagine [such a thing]! — But the fine shades of slander<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'dust', i.e., not actual, but hinted, Or implied slander. (Cf. 'Ar. 15b). ');"><sup>1</sup></span>
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