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That the hired labourer shall be permitted to eat (of the produce which he is reaping)

Rembrandt, Moses with the Ten Commandments (1659), Gemäldegalerie Berlin. Public domain.

Maimonides

That the hired labourer shall be permitted to eat (of the produce which he is reaping), as it is said, “When thou comest into thy neighbour’s vineyard (then thou mayest eat grapes thy fill….); when thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour, (then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand….)” (Deut. 23:25-26).

Deuteronomy 23:25–26

KJV
When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour’s standing corn.
ASV
When thou comest into thy neighbor’s standing grain, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thy hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbor’s standing grain.
WEB
When you come into your neighbor’s standing grain, then you may pluck the ears with your hand; but you shall not use a sickle on your neighbor’s standing grain.
JPS
When thou comest into thy neighbour’s vineyard, then thou mayest eat grapes until thou have enough at thine own pleasure; but thou shalt not put any in thy vessel. When thou comest into thy neighbour’s standing corn, then thou mayest pluck ears with thy hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour’s standing corn.