Commentary for Bava Kamma 138:18

דהא כי איתיה ברשותיה נמי הא לאו דידיה הוא והא מצי מחיל משום הכי מצי מחיל

that the Rabbis made things easier, whereas for the thief they did not make things easier.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To safeguard him from partaking of forbidden fruits. ');">³⁰</span> Raba said: Had R. Johanan not stated that the virtuous and R. Dosa said the same thing, I should have said that the Tanna followed by the virtuous was R. Meir. For did not R. Meir say<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Kid. 24a. ');">³²</span>

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