Responsa for Bava Metzia 138:5
אמר רבא שרי ליה לאיניש למימר ליה לחבריה הילך ד' זוזי ואוזפיה לפלניא זוזי לא אסרה תורה אלא רבית הבאה מלוה למלוה ואמר רבא שרי ליה לאיניש למימר ליה לחבריה שקיל לך ארבעה זוזי וא"ל לפלוני לאוזפן זוזי מ"ט שכר אמירה קא שקיל
[As a result] his money evaporated.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. infra 71a; the penalty for usury is that one's wealth disappears. ');"><sup>5</sup></span>
Teshuvot Maharam
Q. A promised ten marks to charity. He gave the money to B for investment purposes on condition that B pay to the poor of a certain community ten quarter-marks per year.
A. B should not give the ten quarter-marks to the poor of that community, since it would constitute unlawful usury. If, however, B earned profit with the ten marks, he must give part of the profit to the poor of another city, since one is not permitted to profit from charity money.
SOURCES: Pr. 999.
A. B should not give the ten quarter-marks to the poor of that community, since it would constitute unlawful usury. If, however, B earned profit with the ten marks, he must give part of the profit to the poor of another city, since one is not permitted to profit from charity money.
SOURCES: Pr. 999.
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