1. Removals(91) on the Sabbath are two. Of these removals four are inside
a place. And there are two other removals, of which four are outside a
place. “How?” “A beggar stands without, and the master of the house
within. The beggar reached his hand within, and gave something into the
hand of the master of the house, or took something from it and brought it
out?” “The beggar is guilty,(92) and the master of the house is free.”
“The master of the house reached his hand outside and gave something into
the hand of the beggar, or took something from it and brought it in?” “The
master of the house is guilty, but the beggar is free.” “The beggar
reached his hand within, and the master of the house took something from
it, or gave something into it, and the beggar brought it out?” “Both are
free.” “The master of the house reached his hand without, and the beggar
took something from it, or gave something into it, and the master brought
it in?” “Both are free.”
2. A man must not sit before the barber near to evening prayer,(93) until
he has prayed. He must not enter a bath, nor a tannery, nor eat, nor
judge. “But if they began?” “They need not cease.” They may cease to read
the “Hear,”(94) etc., but they must not cease to pray.
3. A tailor must not go out with his needle near dusk,(95) lest he forget
and go (afterward). Nor a scribe go out with his pen. Nor may one search
his garments. Nor shall one read at the light of the lamp. In truth they
said, “the teacher may overlook when children are reading, but he himself
shall not read.” Similar to him, one with an issue shall not eat with her
who has an issue, because of the custom of transgression.
4. And these following are from the decisions which they mentioned of the
upper chamber of Hananiah, the son of Hezekiah, the son of Gorion, when
the Sages went up to visit him. The school of Shammai was counted, and was
more numerous than the school of Hillel. And eighteen matters were
determined on that day.
5. The school of Shammai said, “they must not soak ink, nor paints, nor
vetches, unless they be sufficiently soaked while it is yet day.” But the
school of Hillel allows it.
6. The school of Shammai said, “they must not put bundles of flax inside
the oven, except it be sufficiently steamed while it is yet day, nor wool
into the boiler except it imbibe sufficient dye in the eye of day.” But
the school of Hillel allow it. The school of Shammai said, “they must not
spread nets for beasts, nor birds, nor fishes, except they be netted while
it is yet day.” But the school of Hillel allows it.
7. The school of Shammai said, “they must not sell to a stranger, and they
must not lade his ass with him, and they must not load on him, except they
have sufficient time to reach a near place before the Sabbath.” But the
school of Hillel allows it.
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