Do Not Be Seen as a Creditor and Who the Interest Ban Binds

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 350:3

"You shall not be to him as a creditor" — to the poor man who is with you you shall not be as a creditor. "You shall not be to him as a creditor" — that you should not show yourself to him at all times [pressing for payment]. "You shall not lay interest upon him." Why does Scripture state this? Because it says, "You shall not give your money to him at interest," which is a warning to the lender not to lend at interest. Or is it only a warning to the borrower? When it says, "Do not take interest from him" (Leviticus 25:36), that is the warning to the borrower; so what does "your money" teach? It is a warning to the lender. I have only a warning for the lender and the borrower; from where do I include the guarantor, the witnesses, and the scribe? Scripture teaches, "You shall not lay interest upon him," in any case. Rabbi Yehudah permits the scribe. Rabbi Meir says: One who lends at interest and tells the scribe, "Write," and the witnesses, "Sign," has no portion in the One who commanded concerning interest.

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