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Negative commandment · Lo Ta’aseh #268 of 613

For a worker not to take more than what he eats [from the produce he harvests]

שלא ייקח השכיר יתר על אכילתו

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The verse · Devarim 23:25

כִּי תָבֹא בְּכֶרֶם רֵעֶךָ וְאָכַלְתָּ עֲנָבִים כְּנַפְשְׁךָ שׇׂבְעֶךָ וְאֶל־כֶּלְיְךָ לֹא תִתֵּן

“When thou comest into thy neighbour’s vineyard, then thou mayst eat thy fill of grapes at thy desire; but thou shalt not put any in thy vessel.”

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The Rambam’s words

For a worker not to take more than what he eats [from the produce he harvests], as [Deuteronomy 23:25] states: "Do not put any into your receptacles."

שלא ייקח השכיר יתר על אכילתו, שנאמר "וְאָכַלְתָּ עֲנָבִים כְּנַפְשְׁךָ שָׂבְעֶךָ" (דברים כג, כה).

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