Anything that was put in hot water before the Sabbath may be soaked in hot water on the Sabbath; but anything that was not put in hot water before the Sabbath may be rinsed in hot water on the Sabbath, except an old salted fish, small salted fish, or a Spanish mackerel, because their rinsing completes their preparation.

A person may break [open] a cask to eat dried figs from it, provided that he does not intend to make a vessel. We may not perforate the bung of a cask — [these are] the words of R’ Yehudah. The Sages, however, permit [it]. [But] one may not perforate it in its side. If it was perforated, one may not place wax upon it, because he smooths [it]. Said R’ Yehudah: An incident came before Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai in Arab, and he said, ‘’I fear on his account that he may be liable for a sin offering.’’

We may place a cooked dish in a pit in order that it be preserved; good water in stale water in order that it cool off; and cold water in the sun in order that it become warm. One whose garments fell into the water while traveling may [continue to] walk in them, and he need not fear. When he arrives at the outer courtyard, he may spread them out in the sun, but not in front of the people.

One who bathes in the water of a cave or in the water of Tiberias and dried himself with even ten towels may not carry them in his hand; but ten people may dry themselves with one towel — their faces, their hands and their feet — and they may carry it in their hands.