Commentary for Bava Metzia 132:10
א"ל רב הונא בריה דרב נתן לרב פפא מי קאמר ליה קני לגוביינא אמר ליה מר זוטרא בריה דרב מרי לרבינא ואי אמר קני למיגבא מיניה קני סוף סוף אסמכתא היא ואסמכתא לא קניא
Said R. Aha of Difti to Rabina: perhaps that is due to fear lest his land lose its worth?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If he were seen selling articles (on Rashi's interpretation) or mortgaging a field (Tosaf.) at less than their value, his financial straits would be known, with the result that his property would drop in price. Yet he really may wish to retain the field ');"><sup>10</sup></span>
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