## Bava Metzia Daf 29b

###### Bava Metzia 29b:1
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כִּדְרַבָּה. דְּאָמַר רַבָּה: ״נִגְנְבוּ״ בְּלִסְטִים מְזוּיָּין, ״אָבְדוּ״ שֶׁטָּבְעָה סְפִינָתוֹ בַּיָּם.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara answers that the statement in the mishna: Therefore, if the money is lost, he is liable to pay restitution for it, can be explained **in accordance with** the statement **of Rabba, as Rabba says** concerning another mishna (58a): When the *tanna* says that **they were stolen,** the reference is to a case where the item was stolen **by armed bandits;** when he says that **they were lost,** the reference is to a case where the agent’s **ship sank at sea.**


###### Bava Metzia 29b:2
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אָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה אָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל: הֲלָכָה כְּרַבִּי טַרְפוֹן. בְּיַד רַחֲבָה (הֲוָה לֵיהּ) [הֲווֹ] הָנְהוּ זוּזֵי דְיַתְמֵי, אֲתָא לְקַמֵּיהּ דְּרַב יוֹסֵף, אֲמַר לֵיהּ: מַהוּ לְאִשְׁתַּמּוֹשֵׁי בְּגַוַּיְיהוּ? אֲמַר לֵיהּ: הָכִי אָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה אָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל: הֲלָכָה כְּרַבִּי טַרְפוֹן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Yehuda says** that **Shmuel says:** The ***halakha*** is **in accordance with** the opinion of **Rabbi Tarfon,** who said that it is permitted for the finder to use the money. The Gemara relates: There **were these dinars** that belonged **to orphans** that were **in the possession of Raḥava.** Raḥava **came before Rav Yosef** and **said to him: What is** the *halakha*; is it permitted for me **to use** these dinars? Rav Yosef **said to him: This** is what **Rav Yehuda says** that **Shmuel says:** The ***halakha*** is **in accordance with** the opinion of **Rabbi Tarfon.**


###### Bava Metzia 29b:3
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אֲמַר לֵיהּ אַבָּיֵי: וְלָאו אִתְּמַר עֲלַהּ אָמַר רַבִּי חֶלְבּוֹ אָמַר רַב הוּנָא: לֹא שָׁנוּ אֶלָּא בִּדְמֵי אֲבֵידָה הוֹאִיל וְטָרַח בַּהּ, אֲבָל מָעוֹת אֲבֵידָה דְּלָא טָרַח בְּהוּ – לָא. וְהָנֵי כְּמָעוֹת אֲבֵידָה דָּמוּ. אֲמַר לֵיהּ: זִיל לָא שְׁבַקוּ לִי דְּאֶשְׁרֵי לָךְ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Abaye said to** Rav Yosef: **Wasn’t it stated concerning this** *halakha* that **Rabbi Ḥelbo says** that **Rav Huna says:** The Sages **taught this** *halakha*, that it is permitted to use the money, **only in** a case of **money** received from the sale **of a lost item** that one found and that is no longer financially viable for one to tend to it. This is permitted, **since he exerted** himself and tended **to it. But** in the case of **lost coins, where he did not exert** himself in order to tend **to them,** it is **not** permitted for him to use them. **And** the case of **these** dinars in Raḥava’s possession **is similar** to a case of **lost coins.** Rav Yosef accepted Abaye’s objection and **said to** Raḥava: **Go;** as **they did not allow me to permit** the use of the dinars **for you.**


###### Bava Metzia 29b:4
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**מַתְנִי׳**: מָצָא סְפָרִים – קוֹרֵא בָּהֶן אֶחָד לִשְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם. וְאִם אֵינוֹ יוֹדֵעַ לִקְרוֹת – גּוֹלְלָן. אֲבָל לֹא יִלְמוֹד בָּהֶן בַּתְּחִילָּה, וְלֹא יִקְרָא אַחֵר עִמּוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**MISHNA:** If one **found scrolls, he reads them once in thirty days** in order to ventilate them and prevent mold. **And if he does not know** how **to read, he rolls** and unrolls **them** in order to ventilate them. **But he shall not study** passages **in them for the first time,** as he would leave the scroll exposed to the air for a lengthy period, thereby causing damage. **And another** person **shall not read** the scroll **with him,** as each might pull it closer to improve his vantage point, which could cause the scroll to tear.


###### Bava Metzia 29b:5
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מָצָא כְּסוּת – מְנַעֲרָהּ אֶחָד לִשְׁלשִׁים יוֹם וְשׁוֹטְחָהּ לְצׇרְכָּהּ, אֲבָל לֹא לִכְבוֹדוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
If one **found a garment, he shakes it once in thirty days, and he spreads it** out **for its sake,** to ventilate it, **but** he may **not** use it as a decoration **for his** own **prestige.**


###### Bava Metzia 29b:6
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כְּלֵי כֶסֶף וּכְלֵי נְחוֹשֶׁת – מִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ בָּהֶן לְצׇרְכָּן, אֲבָל לֹא לְשַׁחֲקָן. כְּלֵי זָהָב וּכְלֵי זְכוּכִית – לֹא יִגַּע בָּהֶן עַד שֶׁיָּבוֹא אֵלִיָּהוּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
If one found **silver vessels or copper vessels,** he **may use them for their** own **sake** to prevent tarnish and rust, **but** he may **not** use them **to** the extent that he will **erode them.** If he finds **gold vessels or glass vessels,** which are not ruined by neglect, **he may not touch them until Elijah will come** and identify the owner.


###### Bava Metzia 29b:7
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מָצָא שַׂק אוֹ קוּפָּה וְכׇל דָּבָר שֶׁאֵין דַּרְכּוֹ לִיטּוֹל – הֲרֵי זֶה לֹא יִטּוֹל.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
If a person **found a sack or a basket or any** other **item that** it **is not his** typical **manner to take** and carry because it is beneath his dignity, **he** shall **not take** it, as one need not demean himself in order to return a lost item.


###### Bava Metzia 29b:8
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**גְּמָ׳** אָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל: הַמּוֹצֵא תְּפִילִּין בַּשּׁוּק – שָׁם דְּמֵיהֶן וּמַנִּיחָן לְאַלְתַּר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**GEMARA:** **Shmuel says: One who finds phylacteries in the marketplace** and is in need of phylacteries **assesses their value and immediately places** the money aside for the owner.


###### Bava Metzia 29b:9
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מֵתִיב רָבִינָא: מָצָא סְפָרִים – קוֹרֵא בָּהֶן אֶחָד לִשְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם, וְאִם אֵינוֹ יוֹדֵעַ לִקְרוֹת – גּוֹלְלָן. גּוֹלְלָן – אִין, שָׁם דְּמֵיהֶן וּמַנִּיחָן – לָא, אָמַר אַבָּיֵי: תְּפִילִּין בֵּי בַּר חָבוּ מִשְׁכָּח שְׁכִיחִי, סְפָרִים לָא שְׁכִיחִי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Ravina raises an objection** from the mishna: If one **found scrolls, he reads them once in thirty days; and if he does not know** how **to read, he rolls** and unrolls **them.** Ravina infers: To **roll** and unroll **them, yes,** he may do so, but **assess their value and place** the money aside, **no,** he may not. **Abaye said:** There is a difference between phylacteries and scrolls. **Phylacteries are available at the house of bar Ḥavu,** where they are produced in large quantities, but **scrolls are not available,** as Torah scrolls are not easily obtained.


###### Bava Metzia 29b:10
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תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: הַשּׁוֹאֵל סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה מֵחֲבֵירוֹ, הֲרֵי זֶה לֹא יַשְׁאִילֶנּוּ לְאַחֵר, פּוֹתְחוֹ וְקוֹרֵא בּוֹ, וּבִלְבַד שֶׁלֹּא יִלְמוֹד בּוֹ בַּתְּחִילָּה, וְלֹא יִקְרָא אַחֵר עִמּוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ **The Sages taught** in a *baraita*: In the case of **one who borrows a Torah scroll from another, that** person **may not lend it to another,** i.e., a third person. He **may open it and read it, provided that he does not study** passages **in it for the first time,** lest the scroll be exposed for a lengthy period of time and sustain damage. **And another** person **shall not read** the scroll **with him,** lest the scroll tear.


###### Bava Metzia 29b:11
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וְכֵן הַמַּפְקִיד סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה אֵצֶל חֲבֵירוֹ, גּוֹלְלוֹ כׇּל שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר חֹדֶשׁ, פּוֹתְחוֹ וְקוֹרֵא בּוֹ, אִם בִּשְׁבִילוֹ פְּתָחוֹ – אָסוּר. סוֹמְכוֹס אוֹמֵר: בְּחָדָשׁ – שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם, בְּיָשָׁן – שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר חֹדֶשׁ. רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר בֶּן יַעֲקֹב אוֹמֵר: אֶחָד זֶה וְאֶחָד זֶה – שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר חֹדֶשׁ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And likewise,** in the case of **one who deposits a Torah scroll with another,** the bailee **rolls it every twelve months,** and he **may open it and read it. If** it is **for himself** that **he opened it,** it is **prohibited. Sumakhos says: In** the case of **a new** Torah scroll, one rolls it every **thirty days** because the ink is not yet dry and must be more frequently ventilated. By contrast, **in** the case of **an old** Torah scroll, one rolls it every **twelve months. Rabbi Eliezer ben Ya’akov says:** In the case of **both this** new Torah scroll, **and** the case of **that** old Torah scroll, one rolls it every **twelve months.**


###### Bava Metzia 29b:12
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אָמַר מָר: הַשּׁוֹאֵל סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה מֵחֲבֵירוֹ – הֲרֵי זֶה לֹא יַשְׁאִילֶנּוּ לְאַחֵר. מַאי אִרְיָא סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה? אֲפִילּוּ כֹּל מִילֵּי נָמֵי, דְּאָמַר רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן לָקִישׁ: כָּאן שָׁנָה רַבִּי – אֵין הַשּׁוֹאֵל רַשַּׁאי לְהַשְׁאִיל, וְאֵין הַשּׂוֹכֵר רַשַּׁאי לְהַשְׂכִּיר!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara analyzes the *baraita*: **The Master said:** In the case of **one who borrows a Torah scroll from another, that** person **may not lend it to another,** i.e., a third person. The Gemara asks: **Why** did the *tanna* teach this *halakha* **specifically** with regard to a **Torah scroll?** This is the *halakha* with regard to **any item as well, as Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish says: Here** in a mishna (*Gittin* 29a), **Rabbi** Yehuda HaNasi **taught: A borrower is not allowed to lend** the item that he borrowed to someone else, **and a renter is not allowed to rent out** the item that he rented to someone else.


###### Bava Metzia 29b:13
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סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה אִיצְטְרִיכָא לֵיהּ, מַהוּ דְּתֵימָא: נִיחָא לֵיהּ לְאִינִישׁ דְּתִיעֲבִיד מִצְוָה בְּמָמוֹנֵיהּ, קָא מַשְׁמַע לַן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara answers: It **was necessary for** the *tanna* to mention the *halakha* specifically with regard to **a Torah scroll, lest you say** that **a person is amenable to having a mitzva performed with his property** and would consequently not mind if his Torah scroll was lent to another. Therefore, the *tanna* **teaches us** that the borrower may not lend even a Torah scroll.


###### Bava Metzia 29b:14
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פּוֹתְחוֹ וְקוֹרֵא בּוֹ. פְּשִׁיטָא! וְאֶלָּא לְמַאי שַׁיְילֵיהּ מִינֵּיהּ? סֵיפָא אִיצְטְרִיכָא לֵיהּ: וּבִלְבַד שֶׁלֹּא יִלְמוֹד בּוֹ בַּתְּחִלָּה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The *baraita* continues: He **may open it and read it.** The Gemara asks: Isn’t that **obvious? And rather, for what** purpose did he **borrow** the Torah scroll **from him,** if not to read it? The Gemara answers: **It was necessary** to teach **the last clause: Provided that he does not study** passages **in it for the first time.**


###### Bava Metzia 29b:15
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וְכֵן הַמַּפְקִיד סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה אֵצֶל חֲבֵירוֹ – גּוֹלְלוֹ כׇּל שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר חֹדֶשׁ, פּוֹתְחוֹ וְקוֹרֵא בּוֹ. מַאי עֲבִידְתֵּיהּ גַּבֵּיהּ? וְתוּ, אִם בִּשְׁבִילוֹ פְּתָחוֹ – אָסוּר, הָא אָמְרַתְּ: פּוֹתְחוֹ וְקוֹרֵא בּוֹ! הָכִי קָאָמַר: אִם כְּשֶׁהוּא גּוֹלְלוֹ פּוֹתְחוֹ וְקוֹרֵא בּוֹ – מוּתָּר, אִם בִּשְׁבִילוֹ פְּתָחוֹ – אָסוּר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The *baraita* continues: **And likewise,** in the case of **one who deposits a Torah scroll with another,** the bailee **rolls it every twelve months,** and he **may open it and read it.** The Gemara asks: **What is** the bailee **doing with it?** As a paid bailee, he has no right to read it. **And furthermore,** whereas the *tanna* teaches: **If** it is **for himself** that **he opened it,** it is **prohibited, didn’t you say** in the previous passage: **He may open it and read it?** The Gemara answers: **This** is what the *tanna* **is saying: If, when he is rolling** the Torah scroll to ventilate it, **he opens it and reads it,** it is **permitted. If** it is **for himself** that **he opened it,** it is **prohibited.**


###### Bava Metzia 29b:16
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סוֹמְכוֹס אוֹמֵר: בְּחָדָשׁ – שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם, בְּיָשָׁן – שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר חֹדֶשׁ. רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר בֶּן יַעֲקֹב אוֹמֵר: אֶחָד זֶה וְאֶחָד זֶה – שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר חֹדֶשׁ. רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר בֶּן יַעֲקֹב, הַיְינוּ תַּנָּא קַמָּא! אֶלָּא אֵימָא: רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר בֶּן יַעֲקֹב אוֹמֵר אֶחָד זֶה וְאֶחָד זֶה שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The *baraita* continues: **Sumakhos says: In** the case of **a new** Torah scroll, one rolls it every **thirty days** because the ink is not yet dry and must be more frequently ventilated. By contrast, **in** the case of **an old** Torah scroll, one rolls it every **twelve months. Rabbi Eliezer ben Ya’akov says:** In **both** the case of **this** new Torah scroll **and** the case of **that** old Torah scroll, one rolls it every **twelve months.** The Gemara asks: What is the dispute here; it appears that the statement of **Rabbi Eliezer ben Ya’akov is** identical to the statement of **the first *tanna*,** who stated without qualification that one rolls a Torah scroll every twelve months. The Gemara answers: **Rather say** that **Rabbi Eliezer ben Ya’akov says: Both** in the case of **this** new Torah scroll **and** the case of **that** old Torah scroll, one rolls it every **thirty days.**


###### Bava Metzia 29b:17
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אֲבָל לֹא יִלְמוֹד בּוֹ בַּתְּחִלָּה וְלֹא יִקְרָא אַחֵר עִמּוֹ. וּרְמִינְהוּ: לֹא יִקְרָא פָּרָשָׁה וְיִשְׁנֶה, וְלֹא יִקְרָא בּוֹ פָּרָשָׁה וִיתַרְגֵּם, וְלֹא יִפְתַּח בּוֹ יוֹתֵר מִשְּׁלֹשָׁה דַּפִּין, וְלֹא יִקְרְאוּ בּוֹ שְׁלֹשָׁה בְּנֵי אָדָם בְּכֶרֶךְ אֶחָד – הָא שְׁנַיִם קוֹרִין!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The Gemara resumes its analysis of the mishna, which teaches with regard to borrowed scrolls: **But he shall not study** passages **in them for the first time and another** person **shall not read** the scroll **with him.** The Gemara **raises a contradiction** from a *baraita* (*Tosefta* 2:31): If one borrows a scroll, **he shall not read a passage and review it, and he shall not read a passage in it and translate** the passage, **and he shall not open it more than three columns** at a time, **and three people shall not read in it** together **from one volume.** The Gemara infers: **But two people may read** it together, contrary to the ruling in the mishna.


###### Bava Metzia 29b:18
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אָמַר אַבָּיֵי: לָא קַשְׁיָא, כָּאן בְּעִנְיָן אֶחָד, כָּאן בִּשְׁנֵי עִנְיָנִים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Abaye said:** It is **not difficult. Here,** where it is inferred from the *baraita* that two may read one scroll together, it is referring to a case **where** they are reading **one matter** and each is aware of the progress of the other. **There,** in the mishna, where the ruling is that two may not read one scroll together, it is referring to a case **where** they are reading **two** different **matters,** as each is oblivious to the progress of the other and may pull the scroll closer to improve his vantage point.


###### Bava Metzia 29b:19
[Bava Metzia 29b:19](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Metzia/r/29b:19)

מָצָא כְּסוּת מְנַעֲרָהּ אֶחָד לִשְׁלשִׁים יוֹם. לְמֵימְרָא דְּנִיעוּר מְעַלֵּי לַהּ? וְהָאָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ גַּרְדִּי אוּמָּן בְּתוֹךְ בֵּיתוֹ, יְנַעֵר כְּסוּתוֹ בְּכׇל יוֹם! אָמְרִי: בְּכׇל יוֹם – קָשֵׁי לַהּ, אֶחָד לִשְׁלשִׁים יוֹם – מְעַלֵּי לַהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The mishna teaches: If one **found a garment, he shakes it once in thirty days.** The Gemara asks: **Is this to say that shaking** a garment **is beneficial for it? But doesn’t Rabbi Yoḥanan say:** Only **one who has** access to **a skilled weaver [*gardi*] in his house may shake his garment every day,** as the weaver can replace the damaged garments with new ones. The Sages **say:** Shaking a garment **every day is harmful to it,** but shaking it **once in thirty days is beneficial for it.**


###### Bava Metzia 29b:20
[Bava Metzia 29b:20](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Metzia/r/29b:20)

אִיבָּעֵית אֵימָא: לָא קַשְׁיָא, הָא בְּחַד, וְהָא בִּתְרֵי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**If you wish, say** instead: It is **not difficult.** In **this** mishna, where the ruling is that shaking a garment is beneficial, the reference is to a case **where one** person shakes the garment. **And that** statement of Rabbi Yoḥanan, who rules that shaking the garment causes damage, is referring to a case **where two** people shake the garment.


###### Bava Metzia 29b:21
[Bava Metzia 29b:21](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Metzia/r/29b:21)

אִיבָּעֵית אֵימָא לָא קַשְׁיָא: הָא בִּידָא, וְהָא בְּחוּטְרָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**If you wish, say** instead: It is **not difficult.** In **this** mishna, where the ruling is that shaking a garment is beneficial, the reference is to a case where one shakes the garment **by hand. And that** statement of Rabbi Yoḥanan, who rules that shaking the garment causes damage, is referring to a case where one shakes the garment **with a stick.**


###### Bava Metzia 29b:22
[Bava Metzia 29b:22](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Metzia/r/29b:22)

אִיבָּעֵית אֵימָא לָא קַשְׁיָא: הָא בִּדְעַמְרָא, הָא בִּדְכִיתָּנָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**If you wish, say** instead: It is **not difficult.** In **this** mishna, where the ruling is that shaking a garment is beneficial, the reference is to a case **where** one shakes a garment made **of wool. And that** statement of Rabbi Yoḥanan, who rules that shaking the garment causes damage, is referring to a case **where** one shakes a garment made **of linen.**


###### Bava Metzia 29b:23
[Bava Metzia 29b:23](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Metzia/r/29b:23)

אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: כָּסָא דְחָרָשִׁין וְלָא כָּסָא דְפוֹשְׁרִין. וְלָא אֲמַרַן אֶלָּא בִּכְלֵי מַתָּכוֹת. אֲבָל בִּכְלֵי חֶרֶשׂ – לֵית לַן בַּהּ. וּבִכְלֵי מַתָּכוֹת נָמֵי לָא אֲמַרַן אֶלָּא דְּלָא צְוִיץ, אֲבָל דִּצְוִיץ – לֵית לַן בַּהּ. וְלָא אֲמַרַן אֶלָּא דְּלָא שְׁדָא בַּהּ צִיבַיָּא, אֲבָל שְׁדָא בֵּיהּ צִיבַיָּא – לֵית לַן בַּהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara cites additional statements by Rabbi Yoḥanan providing practical advice. **Rabbi Yoḥanan says:** It is preferable to drink from **a cup of witches and not** to drink from **a cup of lukewarm** water, which is extremely unhealthy. Rabbi Yoḥanan qualifies his statement: **We said this only with regard to** lukewarm water **in metal vessels, but in earthenware vessels we have no** problem **with it. And even in metal vessels, we said this only** in a case **where** the water had **not** been **boiled, but** if the water had been **boiled we have no** problem **with it. And we said** that lukewarm water is unhealthy **only** in a case where **one did not cast flavorings into** the water, **but if he cast flavorings into** the water **we have no** problem **with it.**


###### Bava Metzia 29b:24
[Bava Metzia 29b:24](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Metzia/r/29b:24)

וְאָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: מִי שֶׁהִנִּיחַ לוֹ אָבִיו מָעוֹת הַרְבֵּה וְרוֹצָה לְאַבְּדָן, יִלְבַּשׁ בִּגְדֵי פִשְׁתָּן, וְיִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ בִּכְלֵי זְכוּכִית, וְיִשְׂכּוֹר פּוֹעֲלִים וְאַל יֵשֵׁב עִמָּהֶן. יִלְבַּשׁ בִּכְלֵי פִשְׁתָּן – בְּכִיתָּנָא רוֹמִיתָא. וְיִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ בִּכְלֵי זְכוּכִית – בְּזוּגִּיתָא חִיוָּרְתָּא. וְיִשְׂכּוֹר פּוֹעֲלִים וְאַל יֵשֵׁב עִמָּהֶן – תַּרְגּוּמַאּ

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And Rabbi Yoḥanan says:** In the case of **one whose father bequeathed him a great deal of money and he seeks to lose it,** he **should wear linen garments, and should use glass vessels, and should hire laborers and not sit with them** to supervise. The Gemara elaborates: **He should wear linen garments;** this is stated **with regard to Roman linen,** which becomes tattered quickly. **He should use glass vessels;** this is stated **with regard to** expensive **white glass. And he should hire laborers and not sit with them; the explanation is**