Translation:Shulchan Aruch/Choshen Mishpat/263

Paragraph 1- If one found a sack or box and he was a scholar or a prestigious elder whose practice is not to carry these items in his hand, he is not required to deal with them. He should evaluate whether if this item was his he would return for himself, in which chase he would return it for another. If he would not have waived his honor even for himself, so too would he not have to return for another.

Paragraph 2- If the finder’s practice was to return vessels like these in the field but not in the city and he found them in the city, he would not be required to return them. If he found them in the field, he would be required to return them until they reach the owner’s possession, even though he will enter the field with them and that is not his practice. There are those who say he would not return it to the city. Rather, he would bring it from the field to the city and leave it there. Similarly, if he found an animal and he struck it, he would be required to handle it and return it, even though it is beneath his dignity, because he already began the mitzvah.

Paragraph 3- One who goes in the good and straight path, and goes beyond the letter of the law, returns a lost item in all situations, even if it his beneath his dignity. There are those who disagree and hold that he is prohibited from returning because it is beneath his dignity. Rather, if he wants to go beyond the letter of the law, he should pay out of pocket.