Tosefta su Isaia 42:71

A man takes precedence over a woman [in regards to saving] a life and the return of lost property. A woman takes precedence over a man [in regards] to being clothed and to saving from captivity. In a situation that both of them are subjected to degradation, the man takes precedence. It so happened that Rabbi Yehoshua went to Rome. They told him, "There is here a certain child from Jerusalem, with beautiful eyes, and good-looking, who is about to be degraded." Rabbi Yehoshua went to check on him. When he arrived at the entrance [of where the captive was being held], he called out this passage (Is. 42:24): "Who was it who gave Jacob over to despoilment and Israel to plunderers?" (JPS Tr.). The child answered him, and said (ibid.), "Surely, it is God, against whom we sinned." At that very moment, Rabbi Yehoshua said, "I call upon Heaven and earth to stand as witnesses before me, that I will not move from this place until I have redeemed him, no matter how much money it takes." [And indeed] he redeemed him with a great amount of money, and he went to live in the Land of Israel. And about him it is said (Lam. 4:2), "Children of Zion, O precious ones, whose value is as pure gold." [Note: Per Git. 58a:10, this child grew to become Rabbi Yishmael ben Elisha.]

We do not read fewer than three verses from the Torah at one time. If there was a section with four [verses] or of five [verses] (i.e., which cannot be divided into two or more sections of three), behold, one person reads the whole thing. [If] there was a section of five and he read three and left out the other two, the one who stands up to read after him reads those two and another three from a different section. If there was a section of four or five [verses], behold, he reads everything. We may not read an additional [portion from the] Prophets (i.e., the haftarah) of less than three verses at one time. If there was a section of four or five verses, behold, he reads everything. One who cuts short [the reading], behold he is praised. If it was a short section, such as (Is. 42:3), "For thus says the Lord, you were sold for nothing, and you shall be redeemed without money," it is read by itself.