יב הַמַּשְׁוֶה פְּנֵי הַקַּרְקַע אִם נִתְכַּוֵּן לְתַקֵּן מָקוֹם שֶׁיַּעֲמִיד בּוֹ כְּרִי שֶׁל תְּבוּאָה אוֹ שֶׁיָּדוּשׁ בּוֹ מֻתָּר. וְאִם נִתְכַּוֵּן לַעֲבוֹדַת הָאָרֶץ אָסוּר. וְכֵן הַמְלַקֵּט עֵצִים מִתּוֹךְ שָׂדֵהוּ אִם לְצֹרֶךְ עֵצִים מֻתָּר וְאִם לְתַקֵּן הַקַּרְקַע אָסוּר. וְכֵן הַפּוֹתֵק מַיִם לְגִנָּה אִם נִתְכַּוֵּן שֶׁיִּכָּנְסוּ הַדָּגִים מֻתָּר וְאִם לְהַשְׁקוֹת הָאָרֶץ אָסוּר. וְכֵן הַקּוֹצֵץ חֲרָיוֹת מִן הַדֶּקֶל אִם נִתְכַּוֵּן לְהַאֲכִיל לַבְּהֵמָה מֻתָּר וְאִם נִתְכַּוֵּן לַעֲבוֹדַת הָאִילָן אָסוּר. וּמִמַּעֲשָׂיו יֻכַּר לְאֵי זֶה דָּבָר הוּא מִתְכַּוֵּן:
12 [In a case of] one who evens out the ground: If he intended to fix the place so that he could put a threshing floor of grain there or to thresh on it, it is permissible; but if he intended [it] for working the ground, it is forbidden. And likewise one who gathers wood from his field: If it is for need of the wood, it is permissible; but if it is to improve the ground, it is forbidden. And likewise one who opens [a channel of] water into the garden: If he intended that the fish should enter (and be caught), it is permissible; but if he intended to water the land, it is forbidden. And likewise one who cuts fronds from the palm tree: If he intended to feed [his] animal, it is permissible; but if he intended [it] for working the tree, it is forbidden. And to which he [actually] intended is noticeable from his actions it.