do with it as you wish.”

The man asked, “What about a stray sheep?” He replied, “It is yours, your brother’s, or the wolf’s.” He asked, “What about a stray camel?” He replied, “What concern is it of yours? It carries its own water and has its own feet; it can reach water and eat from trees until its owner finds it.” Agreed upon.1

407—Taking in a foundling and caring for him is a communal obligation.

408—If the public treasury is unavailable, the responsibility falls upon everyone who knows of the foundling’s situation.