 Reading the words of "You shall not take a widow’s raiment to pledge," the Mishnah taught that a person may not take a pledge from a widow whether she is rich or poor.The Gemara explained that Rabbi Judah (reading the text literally) expounded the view that no pledge may be taken from her whether she is rich or poor.Rabbi Simeon, however, (addressing the purpose of the text) taught that a wealthy widow was subject to distraint, but not a poor one, for the creditor was bound (by ) to return the pledge to her, and would bring her into disrepute among her neighbors (by her frequent visits to the creditor).