_M_. It is forbidden to have any dealings with non-Jews for three days before they hold their unholy festivals (23). One must not lend them any money, for that could be useful to them in preparing for the festival. Nor must one borrow from them, for they would gain thereby and be more able, out of the interest, to meet the expenses of their coming feasts. Similarly, one must not pay them any money, even though due, nor in return must payment be received. Rabbi Jehuda, however, maintains that payment should be allowed because that is a displeasure and a disadvantage to those who pay. _M_. When there is an idol in the city one may go to that city, providing that the road does not lead to the idol alone. Jews are not allowed to sell to non-Jews any of the following things, because they can be used for purposes of heathen worship:--Fir cones, white figs, or their stems, frankincense, and a white cock. A white cock may, however, be sold if one of its claws has been cut off, since non-Jews do not sacrifice an animal when an organ is lacking. THE BOOK OF YASHAR (see 2nd Sam. i, 18). _G_. What is meant by the Book of Yashar? Rabbi Khyiah bar Abba on the authority of Rabbi Jokhanan says "It is the book of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, they being called righteous _(yesharim),_ and concerning whom it is written, Numb, xxiii, 10, 'Let me die the death of the righteous'" _(yesharim)._ 6. TREATISE CALLED "SENTENCES OF THE FATHERS" (Heb. _Pirga Abot_). No. 9 in order. [This treatise, on which no Gemara has been handed down, contains moral precepts, aphorisms, and so forth, of the elder Tannain. It has been often translated, an excellent rendering by the late Dr. Charles Taylor having been published by the Cambridge Press.] The Two Tables of the Law. _M_. The two Tables of the Law, handed to Moses on Mount Sinai, were created, along with nine other things, at the time when the world was made, and at sunset, before the first Sabbath began. _V.--SACRED THINGS, SACRIFICES, MEASUREMENTS OF THE TEMPLE, ETC._ 1. TREATISE ON THE MEASUREMENTS OF THE TEMPLE _(Middot)._ 10th in order. Extent of the Temple Area. _M_. The Temple Mount was 500 cubits square. The space was largest on the south, next largest on the east, the third largest being on the north, and the least, westward. All who entered this area did so on the south side, going round and passing on to the left. _VI.--LEGAL PURIFICATIONS, LAWS OF CLEAN AND UNCLEAN, ETC._ (TEHAROT) 1. TREATISE ON PRESERVING THE HANDS FROM CEREMONIAL UNCLEANNESS. _(Jadaim)._