ג אֵינוֹ לוֹקֶה מִשּׁוּם לֹא יֵרָאֶה וְ (שמות יב יט) "לֹא יִמָּצֵא" אֶלָּא אִם כֵּן קָנָה חָמֵץ בְּפֶסַח אוֹ חִמְצוֹ כְּדֵי שֶׁיַּעֲשֶׂה בּוֹ מַעֲשֶׂה. אֲבָל אִם הָיָה לוֹ חָמֵץ קֹדֶם הַפֶּסַח וּבָא הַפֶּסַח וְלֹא בִּעֲרוֹ אֶלָּא הִנִּיחוֹ בִּרְשׁוּתוֹ אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁעָבַר עַל שְׁנֵי לָאוִין אֵינוֹ לוֹקֶה מִן הַתּוֹרָה מִפְּנֵי שֶׁלֹּא עָשָׂה בּוֹ מַעֲשֶׂה. וּמַכִּין אוֹתוֹ מַכַּת מַרְדּוּת:
3 One is not lashed [from Torah writ] on account of "[it] shall not be found, [it] shall not be seen," unless he bought chamets on Passover or he made it rise - in order that he do an act upon it. But if he had chamets from before Passover; and [when] Passover came, he did not destroy it but rather left it in his domain, he is not lashed from Torah writ - even though he transgressed two negative commandments - since he did not do an act. However we strike him with lashes for rebellion.