ד אַף בְּמָקוֹם שֶׁהִתִּירוּ לְהַשְׂכִּיר לֹא לְבֵית דִּירָה הִתִּירוּ מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהוּא מַכְנִיס לְתוֹכָהּ עֲבוֹדַת כּוֹכָבִים וְנֶאֱמַר (דברים ז כו) "לֹא תָבִיא תוֹעֵבָה אֶל בֵּיתֶךָ". אֲבָל מַשְׂכִּיר לָהֶן בָּתִּים לַעֲשׂוֹתָן אוֹצָר. וְאֵין מוֹכְרִין לָהֶן פֵּרוֹת וּתְבוּאָה וְכַיּוֹצֵא בָּהֶן בַּמְחֻבָּר לַקַּרְקַע. אֲבָל מוֹכֵר הוּא מִשֶּׁיָקֹץ אוֹ מוֹכֵר לוֹ עַל מְנָת לָקֹץ וְקוֹצֵץ. וּמִפְּנֵי מָה אֵין מוֹכְרִין לָהֶן שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (דברים ז ב) "וְלֹא תְחָנֵּם" לֹא תִּתֵּן לָהֶם חֲנִיָּה בַּקַּרְקַע שֶׁאִם לֹא יִהְיֶה לָהֶם קַרְקַע יְשִׁיבָתָן יְשִׁיבַת עַרְאַי הִיא. וְכֵן אָסוּר לְסַפֵּר בְּשִׁבְחָן וַאֲפִלּוּ לוֹמַר כַּמָּה נָאֶה עוֹבֵד כּוֹכָבִים זֶה בְּצוּרָתוֹ. קַל וָחֹמֶר שֶׁיְּסַפֵּר בְּשֶׁבַח מַעֲשָׂיו אוֹ שֶׁיְּחַבֵּב דָּבָר מִדִּבְרֵיהֶם שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר וְלֹא תְחָנֵּם לֹא יִהְיֶה לָהֶם חֵן בְּעֵינֶיךָ, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁגּוֹרֵם לְהִדַּבֵּק עִמּוֹ וְלִלְמֹד מִמַּעֲשָׂיו הָרָעִים. וְאָסוּר לִתֵּן לָהֶם מַתְּנַת חִנָּם אֲבָל נוֹתֵן הוּא לְגֵר תּוֹשָׁב שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (דברים יד כא) "לַגֵּר אֲשֶׁר בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָ תִּתְּנֶנָּה וַאֲכָלָהּ אוֹ מָכֹר לְנָכְרִי", בִּמְכִירָה וְלֹא בִּנְתִינָה:
4 Even in the places where the leasing of houses to them is permitted, it is not for dwelling purposes that the permission was granted, as it would bring the abomination of idolatry into it, against which it is said: "Thou shalt bring no abomination into thy house" (Deut. 7.26); but one may lease houses to them for storage. It is forbidden to sell them fruit on the trees, or grain on the stalk; but he may sell it after it be harvested, or sell to one on condition that he harvest it, and when he does harvest it the purchase is binding. But wherefore is it forbidden to sell it to them? Because it is said: "Nor show mercy unto them" (Ibid. 7.2)—given them no permanency on land, for by having no land their settlement will be but a temporary one. It is also forbidden to speak in praise of idolatry, even to say: "How beautiful is this idol's facial features". From this minor premise the major premise can be deducted that it is forbidden to speak in praise of the performance of idolatry, or to love any of its parts even as it is said: "Nor show mercy unto them" (Ibid.), they should have no grace in thine eyes, for it will be a cause to cleave to it and learn its evil deeds. It is, moreover, forbidden to give them a present outright, but it is permitted to give a present outright to an alien sojourner, even as it is said: "Unto the stranger that is in thy gates canst thou give it, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien" (Deut.121.) — to an alien by selling it to him, and not by presenting it to him.