Bava Kamma 92a § ?+
The Rich Keep Their Property
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From where is this matter derived whereby people say:
Poverty follows the poor? As we learned in a mishnah:
Rich people would bring first fruits in
baskets of gold and of silver.
Poor people would bring first fruits in
wicker baskets made of peeled willow,
and they would give the baskets
and the first fruits to the priests.
The rich would have their baskets
returned to them, while the poor would not.
Poverty follows the poor? As we learned in a mishnah:
Rich people would bring first fruits in
baskets of gold and of silver.
Poor people would bring first fruits in
wicker baskets made of peeled willow,
and they would give the baskets
and the first fruits to the priests.
The rich would have their baskets
returned to them, while the poor would not.