yl onian ▁Tal m ud ▁interpreted ▁the ▁laws ▁of ▁pun ishment ▁by ▁l ash es ▁in ▁▁ ▁The ▁Gem ara ▁interpreted ▁ ▁to ▁teach ▁that ▁both ▁one ' s ▁wealth ▁and ▁one ' s ▁necess ities ▁depend ▁on ▁one ' s ▁hon esty . ▁ ▁Reading ▁ ▁Rab bi ▁Le vi ▁taught ▁that ▁bl essed ▁actions ▁bless ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁them , ▁and ▁curs ed ▁actions ▁cur se ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁them . ▁The ▁Mid r ash ▁interpreted ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁ ▁" A ▁perfect ▁and ▁just ▁weight ▁you ▁shall ▁have ," ▁to ▁mean ▁that ▁if ▁one ▁acts ▁just ly , ▁one ▁will ▁have ▁something ▁to ▁take ▁and ▁something ▁to ▁give , ▁something ▁to ▁buy ▁and ▁something ▁to ▁sell . ▁Con vers ely , ▁the ▁Mid r ash ▁read ▁ ▁to ▁teach , ▁" You ▁shall ▁not ▁have ▁( poss essions ▁if ▁there ▁are ) ▁in ▁your ▁bag ▁diverse ▁weights , ▁a ▁great ▁and ▁a ▁small . ▁You ▁shall ▁not ▁have ▁( poss essions ▁if ▁there ▁are ) ▁in ▁your ▁house ▁diverse ▁measures , ▁a ▁great ▁and ▁a ▁small ." ▁Thus , ▁if ▁one ▁does ▁employ ▁dece it ful ▁measures , ▁one ▁will ▁not ▁have ▁anything ▁to ▁take ▁or ▁give , ▁to ▁buy ▁or ▁sell . ▁The ▁Mid r ash ▁taught ▁that ▁God ▁tells ▁business people ▁that ▁they ▁" may ▁not ▁make " ▁one ▁measure ▁great ▁and ▁another ▁small , ▁but ▁if ▁they ▁do , ▁they ▁" will ▁not ▁make " ▁a ▁profit . ▁The ▁Mid r ash ▁li