Commentary for Bava Batra 67:3
א"ל אביי מי דמי התם סהדא לאורועי קאתי כי אתי אחרינא בהדיה מפקינן לה מיניה הכא לסיועי קא אתי כי אתא אחרינא מוקמינן לה בידיה
Said R. Abba to him: He is [in the position of a man who is] legally under obligation to take an oath and is yet unable to take it; and the rule is that whoever is under obligation to take an oath which he cannot take must pay.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the case of the land the occupier ought to take an oath to deny the allegation of the one witness, but he cannot take an oath since he admits that he made use of the produce. Hence he should not only give up the land but make restitution for the produce he has consumed. ');"><sup>3</sup></span>
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