When reconciling two accepted reports, ask:
1. Do they address the very same action in the same circumstances, or different cases?
2. Is one general and the other specific, or one absolute and the other qualified?
3. Does language or context supply a defensible meaning under which both stand?
4. Is the proposed interpretation supported by evidence, or merely imaginable?
In the example of la ‘adwa and avoid the leper, the denial of autonomous causal power and the instruction to avoid possible harm address different aspects. There is no need to discard either report without evidence.