Shabbat 140B

משלפא לדידה מקניא ⁠— שרי, קניא מינה ⁠— אסיר. אמר רבא: ואם כלי קיואי הוא ⁠— מותר.

to remove it from the reed upon which it is hanging is permitted; however, to remove the reed from it is prohibited. Since the reed is not a vessel, it is set-aside. Rava said: And if it is hung on a weaver’s vessel, it is permitted to remove the vessel as well. Although its primary function is for a prohibited labor, since it is a vessel, it may be moved.

אמר רב חסדא: האי כישתא דירקא, אי חזיא למאכל בהמה ⁠— שרי לטלטולה, ואי לא ⁠— אסיר.

Rav Ḥisda said: This bundle of vegetables, if it is suitable for animal food, it is permitted to move it on Shabbat, but if not, it is prohibited to move it.

אמר רב חייא בר אשי אמר רב: האי תליא, דבשרא ⁠— שרי לטלטולה, דכוורי ⁠— אסיר.

Rav Ḥiyya bar Ashi said that Rav said as follows: In the case of this hook, if it is used for hanging meat, it is permitted to move it, as it is also suitable for other uses. However, if it is a hook for hanging fish, it is prohibited to move it, because it smells bad (Rabbeinu Ḥananel) and is used exclusively for fish.

אמר רב קטינא: העומד באמצע המטה, כאילו עומד בכריסה של אשה. ולאו מילתא היא.

Rav Ketina said: One who stands on a board in the middle of a bed, it is as though he were standing on the stomach of a woman. Just as he would certainly injure the woman, he will certainly break the bed (ge’onim). The Talmud comments: And it is not a correct matter, and it is not accepted as halakha.

ואמר רב חסדא: בר בי רב דזבין ירקא ⁠— ליזבין אריכא, כישא כי כישא, ואורכא ממילא.

On the topic of the bundle of vegetables, the Talmud cites additional advice on similar issues that Rav Ḥisda said to poor scholars experiencing difficulty earning a livelihood: A student of a Torah academy who buys vegetables should buy long ones. A bundle is a bundle, and they have a standard thickness at a standard price. However, the addition of length comes on its own for free.