Commentary for Bava Batra 348:19

אמר רב הונא שכיב מרע שהקדיש כל נכסיו ואמר מנה לפלוני בידי נאמן חזקה אין אדם עושה קנוניא על הקדש

of all, not responsible for payment;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The reason is given infra. ');">⁵⁴</span> a kabbelan for a creditor is, in the opinion of all, responsible for payment; [in the case, however, of] a kabbelan for a <i>kethubah</i> or a guarantor for a creditor, there is a dispute. [One] Master holds that he<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The guarantor. ');">⁵⁵</span> is responsible only where the debtor has property, but if he has none, he is not responsible;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since no one would guarantee a loan where it is known that the debtor has no means wherewith to meet his obligations. A guarantee in such a case must not, therefore, be taken seriously. ');">⁵⁶</span>

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