## Teshuvot Maharam, Lemberg Edition

###### Teshuvot Maharam, Lemberg Edition 375:1
[Teshuvot Maharam, Lemberg Edition 375:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Teshuvot%20Maharam/s/Lemberg%20Edition/r/375:1)

**¹ ראובן**שהלוה לעכו"ם ובא שמעון לעכו"ם וא"ל אלוה לך בפחות ותפרע לו אינו חייב לשלם לו כלום דלא ברי הזיקא ואין כאן אלא ספק גרמא² לקרותו רשע דהוי רשע טפי מעני המהפך בחררה ובא אחר ונטלה נקרא רשע: (קידושין ד' נ"ט.)

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¹ ארוכות סי' קמ"ח עי"ש קצרות סי' נ"ט עי"ש.
² צ"ל אבל מותר.

**Rabbi Meir of Rothenburg, his life and his works, by Irving A. Agus. Philadelphia, 1947:**
*Q*. A lent money to a Gentile at a definite rate of interest. B, then, approached the Gentile and said: "I shall let you have the money and charge you a smaller rate of interest than A. Take my money and pay him off."
*A*. It is doubtful whether B caused A a loss of money, since A may find another borrower for his money as soon as he receives it from the Gentile. Even if B definitely caused A a loss of money, he did so indirectly; therefore, B is under no obligation to A. However, B acted unethically and should be denounced and called *rashah* (wicked).
SOURCES: Cr. 59; Pr. 148; L. 375.