DEUT1364 The Rabbis taught: "And if he is a poor man, you shall not lie down with his pledge." Is the implication, then, that if he is a rich man you may lie down [with his pledge, i.e., sleep in it for the night? Is this not equivalent to the taking of interest]? The intent is, rather: If he is a poor man [who needs the pledge for the night]: "You shall not lie down with his pledge" with you [i.e., in your possession]; but if he is a rich man, you may lay down with his pledge in your possession (Bava Metzia 114b)

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DEUT1365 This tells me only of a poor man. Whence do I derive [the same halachah] for a rich man? From: "And if a man" -- any man. If so, why is it written: "poor"? I hasten to a exact payment for [ such abuse of] a poor man, more than for that of a rich man (Sifrei)

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DEUT1366 This teaches us that righteousness [i.e., charity] ascends to the Throne of Glory; and it is written (Psalms 85:14): "Righteousness shall go before him and place his steps on the Path" (Sifrei)

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DEUT1368 This teaches us that he is commanded to bless you. I might think that if he blesses you, you shall be blessed; and if not, not. It is, therefore, written: "and for you it shall be righteousness" [i.e., you shall be blessed in any event] (Sifrei)

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DEUT1374 One who holds back the wages of a hired man transgresses five negative commandments and one positive, viz. (Leviticus 19:13): "You shall not oppress your neighbor," (Sifrei): "You shall not rob," (Sifrei): "You shall not withhold" [the wages], "You shall not oppress a poor hired laborer," (verse 15): "The sun shall not go down upon it," and, the positive commandment, (Sifrei): "In his day shall you give his wage" (Bava Metzia 111a)

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DEUT1376 This teaches us that he must give precedence to a poor hired laborer [who is ashamed to ask for his wage] over an impoverished one [who is not ashamed] (Bava Metzia 111a)

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DEUT1381 [The same holds true if he is rich] Why, then, is it written: "For he is poor"? To give precedence to the poor [hired laborer] over the rich one (Bava Metzia 110b)

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DEUT1385 This teaches us that if one holds back a laborer's wages, it is as if he would take his life. Why did this laborer ascend the incline or hang from a tree, if not for his wage! (Bava Metzia 112a)

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DEUT1421 All those liable to kareth [cutting-off], who receive stripes, are absolved from their kareth, it being written: "and your brother be demeaned" -- Once he has been smitten, he is as your brother (Makkoth 23a)

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DEUT1422 From here it is derived that if he soils himself with excrement or with urine [while being smitten], he is exempt [from the remaining stripes] (Sifrei)

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