ד <strong><big>הלכה:</big></strong> הַמַּבְקִיעַ בַּזַּית כו׳. תַּנֵּי הַקּוֹצֵץ בַּקָּנִים רִבִּי יוּדָה אוֹמֵר מָקוֹם שֶׁנָּהֲגוּ לְקוֹץ יִתּוֹק. לְתוֹק יִקּוֹץ. וּמַגְבִּיהַּ טֶפַח וְקוֹצֵץ. הַקּוֹצֵץ בַּקּוֹרוֹת לֹא יְהֵא מַחֲלִיק וּמַדְרִיג מַדְרִיג וּמַחֲלִיק. אֶלָּא מִתְכַּוֵין שֶׁתְּהֵא קוֹצַצְתָּן שָׁוָה. תַּנֵּי רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר מָקוֹם שֶׁנָּהֲגוּ לְהַחֲלִיק יַדְרִיג. לִדְרֹג יַחֲלִיק וְגוֹמֵם עִם הָאָרֶץ. וּבִלְבַד שֶׁלֹּא יִקּוֹץ בְּקוֹרְדוֹם.
4 <strong>HALAKHAH:</strong> “If somebody cuts down an olive tree,” etc. It was stated: “If somebody cuts reeds, Rebbi Jehudah says at a place where one is used to cut, he should tear out; at a place where one is used to tear out, he should cut. In any case, he should cut higher than a hand-breadth. If somebody cuts down for logs, he should not plane and cut in steps, cut in steps to create joints, but he should try to cut them straight.” It was stated: “Rabban Simeon ben Gamliel said, at a place where one usually planes, he should cut in steps, in steps he should plane and cut down at the ground, but he should not cut with an axe.”