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People are lenient when it comes to making a profit at the expense of others. They say to themselves, "That's the way things are in business, there's no way around it, there's no way to profit if you are honest. Everybody is like that - why should I be any different than anybody else?" All the same, the prohibition against stealing is very severe. Many Torah prohibitions are associated with it - for example: "Do not extort," "Do not rob," "Do not steal," "Do not deny," "Do not lie to your fellow man," "Do not deceive your brother," and, "Do not push back your neigbor's boundry." These prohibitions involve different forms of theft, of taking money from others unjustly.
Not only are outright acts of theft and robbery forbidden, any act which leads to them is included in this prohibition. With regard to this the Sages say that the verse, "And the wife of his fellow man do not defile," implies - in addition to its obvious meaning - that one should not endanger his fellow man's business. Endangering another person's business, thereby reducing his income, is a serious offense. According to the Mishnaic Sage, Rabbi Yehuda, it is forbidden for a shop owner to hand out nuts and candies to children with the intention of attracting their business, for this takes away from the business of other store owners. True, other Sages permitted such behavior, reasoning that competing store owners reserve the right to do the same, yet Rabbi Yehuda's opinion indicates the sort of sensitivity one ought to demonstrate when it comes to endangering the income of his fellow man. One must refrain from attracting consumers from other stores in dishonest ways for this sort of behavior falls into the category of causing theft.
Pathways in Personality Development (52)
Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed
11 - 11. Clarifying "Nekiyut"
12 - 12. Greed and the Prohibition Against Theft
13 - 13. Theft in the Work Place and in General
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The prohibition against deception extends beyond relations between Jews; it is forbidden to deceive even non-Jews. "Do not" says the Torah, "deceive your fellow man," - even the non-Jew. "The remnant of Israel will not perform injustice and will not speak falsehood, and deceitfulness will not be found in their mouths."
We have managed to touch upon a few examples, demonstrating just how much one must exert himself if he wishes his behavior to be taintless and pure of all semblance of theft.
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