כלי יקר — ובקצרכם את קציר ארצכם לא תכלה פאת שדך לקצר

Q — Why does the verse shift from plural to singular — 'ובקצרכם' (when you all reap) but 'לא תכלה פאת שדך' (you, singular, shall not finish)?

A — Kli Yakar reads the grammatical shift as a moral one. When many are reaping at once, an individual farmer might think: the poor can be supported by all the other fields — *my* corner won't make the difference. The Torah preempts the rationalization by snapping from plural to singular: yes, you are one of many reapers, but the obligation 'לא תכלה' is *yours alone*. 'החוב מוטל על כל יחיד ואינו יכול לפטור את עצמו בשל אחרים.' Communal obligation does not dilute personal responsibility — it intensifies it.