Commentary for Bava Batra 188:9

הכי השתא התם משעת כתיבה הוא דעבד ליה שומא הכא מי יימר דערובי עריב

what has the knave lost?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since the knave (lit.. 'cheat') who deposited only one maneh gets that maneh back, he loses nothing and, consequently, would never admit the truth. ');">¹⁹</span> But all<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' So here, as a penalty for mixing, compensation must be paid for all the refuse. ');">²⁰</span> must be kept over until Elijah comes. What a comparison!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. supra n. 6. ');">²¹</span>

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