▁the ▁power ▁to ▁rest rain ▁their ▁fellow ▁from ▁evil ▁but ▁do ▁not ▁do ▁so . ▁ ▁Reading ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁ ▁" You ▁shall ▁not ▁take ▁a ▁wid ow ’ s ▁ra iment ▁to ▁p ledge ," ▁the ▁M ish nah ▁taught ▁that ▁a ▁person ▁may ▁not ▁take ▁a ▁p ledge ▁from ▁a ▁wid ow ▁whether ▁she ▁is ▁rich ▁or ▁poor . ▁The ▁Gem ara ▁explained ▁that ▁Rab bi ▁Jud ah ▁( reading ▁the ▁text ▁literally ) ▁exp ounded ▁the ▁view ▁that ▁no ▁p ledge ▁may ▁be ▁taken ▁from ▁her ▁whether ▁she ▁is ▁rich ▁or ▁poor . ▁Rab bi ▁S ime on , ▁however , ▁( address ing ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁text ) ▁taught ▁that ▁a ▁wealth y ▁wid ow ▁was ▁subject ▁to ▁dist raint , ▁but ▁not ▁a ▁poor ▁one , ▁for ▁the ▁cred itor ▁was ▁bound ▁( by ▁) ▁to ▁return ▁the ▁p ledge ▁to ▁her , ▁and ▁would ▁bring ▁her ▁into ▁dis re put e ▁among ▁her ▁neighb ors ▁( by ▁her ▁frequent ▁vis its ▁to ▁the ▁cred itor ). ▁ ▁T ract ate ▁Pe ah ▁in ▁the ▁M ish nah , ▁T ose ft a , ▁and ▁Jerusalem ▁Tal m ud ▁interpreted ▁the ▁laws ▁of ▁the ▁har vest ▁of ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁field ▁and ▁g lean ings ▁to ▁be ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁poor ▁in ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁and ▁▁ ▁The ▁M ish nah ▁taught ▁that ▁the ▁Tor ah ▁defines ▁no ▁minimum ▁or ▁maximum ▁for ▁the ▁don ation ▁of ▁the ▁corners ▁of ▁one ' s ▁field ▁to ▁the