Commentary for Bava Kamma 117:18

לישנא אחרינא רב פפא ורב הונא בריה דרב יהושע שמו דקלא אגב קטינא דארעא

but the one who says, 'deduct food', would not deduct the fees for the midwife, as the plaintiff might say, 'My wife is a lively person and does not need a midwife.'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' He would therefore have spared this expense. ');">¹⁵</span>

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