田角之遗须留田末的其余三故:免穷人白等、免人疑心、又为「不可割尽田角」——拉瓦 说末一故是防作伪。
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其二,为着免叫穷人白等:穷人无从知道他几时割、田里哪一处留田角之遗,若不定下地方,他们就要坐着守望,直等他指出那一角来,心里不住地说「这会儿家主要留田角之遗了」。
And due to causing the poor to be idle; so that the poor, who have no way of knowing when he is going to cut the grain and where in the field he is going to leave the pe’a, will not be sitting and observing until he designates the pe’a and constantly saying to themselves: Now the owner of the field is placing pe’a.
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如今他既把田角之遗留在田末一处定准的地方,穷人正知道该往哪里领自己那一份,就不必白耗工夫等着了。
Now that he leaves the pe’a in a defined area at the end of his field, and the poor people know exactly where they can receive their portion, they need not waste their time in anticipation.
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其三,为着人的疑心:他若把田角之遗留在田当间,他一指出那一处,穷人立刻就来把自己那一份取走了。
And due to suspicion; if one leaves the pe’a in the middle of the field, the poor will come and take their portion immediately when he designates the area of pe’a.
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及至家主接着把田里其余的庄稼割完,那田角之遗便看不出来了。
When the owner then continues to cut and harvest the rest of the grain in the field, the pe’a will not be noticeable.
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定要他把田角之遗留在田末,过路的人才不至说:这人田里竟不留田角之遗,该受咒诅。
Insisting that he leave pe’a at the end of the field ensures that passersby will not say: A person who did not leave pe’a in his field should be cursed.
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我们所学的第四故,是为着「不可割尽田角」那一节。
We learned that the fourth reason is due to the verse: You shall not wholly reap.
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革玛拉 诧异道:这几故岂不都是为着「不可割尽田角」么?
The Gemara wonders: Aren’t all of these reasons due to: You shall not wholly reap?
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这几故所讲的,无非是人不可把整块田割尽,须在田末留下田角之遗。
All of the reasons explain that one may not reap his entire field and must leave pe’a at the end of his field.
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拉瓦 说:末一故的意思是,田角之遗所以要那样分,是为防作伪的人。
Rava said: The meaning of the last reason is that pe’a is separated that way due to cheaters.
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有可虑的是:人竟一点也不留田角之遗。
There is concern that a person would not leave pe’a at all.
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他要推说自己早已在田当间分出来了,穷人也早已来取走了。
He would claim that he already separated it in the middle of his field and that the poor already came and took it.
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为着把田角之遗这条诫命扶稳,众贤便定下:非在田末分不可。
In order to bolster the mitzva of pe’a, the Sages instituted that it must be separated specifically at the end of one’s field.
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就 革玛拉 这一段议论看来,可见「免起疑心」这一层,是断 哈拉哈 时要顾到的。
In terms of the discussion in the Gemara, apparently, the desire to avoid arousing suspicion is a factor taken into consideration in determining halakha.