## Teshuvot Maharam, Prague Edition

###### Teshuvot Maharam, Prague Edition 148:1
[Teshuvot Maharam, Prague Edition 148:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Teshuvot%20Maharam/s/Prague%20Edition/r/148:1)

קמח. ראובן שהלוה לגוי ובא שמעון ואמר לגוי אלוה לך בפחות ותפרע לראובן אין חייב לשלם לו כלל דלא ברי הזיקא ואין כאן אלא ספק גרמא דשמא לא יוכל [ראובן] להלוותם כ"כ מהרה ודמי למבטל כיסו של חבירו. מיהו יש לקרותו רשע דהוי רשע טפי מעני המהפך בחררה ובא אחר ונטלה ממנו נקרא רשע (קידושין נ"ט ע"א).

**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.