Commentary for Bava Batra 287:5
ואם אמרה ראו מה שהניח לי בעלי הריני עושה ואוכלת השביחה לעצמה: פשיטא מהו דתימא כיון דשביחא לה מילתא דאמרי קא טרחא קמי יתמי אחולי אחלה קא משמע לן
as if she had [actually] made [it], hence it [was necessary to] teach us [that this is not so]. IF [HOWEVER] SHE SAID,' SEE WHAT MY HUSBAND HAS LEFT ME; I DESIRE TO CULTIVATE [MY SHARE] AND TO ENJOY THE BENEFITS.' THE PROCEEDS BELONG TO HER. [Is not this] obvious? It might have been assumed [that] since it is creditable to her when people say that she works for the orphans. she might [consequently] forego her claims,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Even though she first declared that she would work in her interests alone. ');"><sup>12</sup></span> hence it [was necessary to] teach us [that this is not so].
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