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.