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Jewish law permits a laborer to withdraw from employment mid-job because he serves God, not man, but this right is limited when the work involves a time-sensitive loss (davar ha'aved). The sources explore how employers may recover damages through wage deduction and replacement-cost recovery, and when the principle of irreplaceable loss overrides the worker's freedom to retract.
כִּי לִי בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עֲבָדִים וְלֹא עֲבָדִים לַעֲבָדִים
