If you ask your neighbor to watch over something of yours while you're away, don't hold him responsible for damages due to causes beyond his control. If he lets someone steal it or if he damages it, that's another story.

If he borrows something from you and it's damaged while you're not around to supervise, no matter the cause of the damage, he is to make it right.
#Exodus 22:10-15 #Mishpatim