2. On the Sabbath a man shall not engage in any foolish conversation; and he shall not exact repayment from his neighbor; nor shall he give judgment in matters of property; he shall not talk about matters of work and labor to be done on the next day.
3. A man shall not walk in the country to do the work of his business on the Sabbath. He shall not walk outside of his town above one thousand[39] cubits.
4. No man shall eat on the Sabbath anything except what was previously prepared or what is spoiling in the field. He shall not eat or drink anything but what was in the camp. If he be on the way and descend to bathe, he may drink as he stands, but must not draw water in any vessel.[40]
5. He must not send a foreigner to do his business on the Sabbath day.
6. A man must not put on soiled garments or such as are brought by a gentile, without washing them in water or rubbing them with frankincense.[41]
7. A man shall not exchange pledges[42] of his own accord on the Sabbath.
8. A man shall not follow his cattle, to pasture them outside his town, except within 2000 cubits. He shall not lift his arm to strike them with his fist; if the animal is breachy, let him not take her out of the house.
9. A man shall not take anything out of a house into the street, nor [pg 347] bring anything from the street into the house; and if he be in the entry, he shall not pass anything out of it or bring anything into it.
10. He shall not open on the Sabbath a vessel the cover of which has been luted on.
11. A man shall not carry on his person spices, going out or coming in on the Sabbath.