Commentary for Bava Batra 65:2
אמינא אי מהדרנא לה ארעא ליתמי ואמינא דאית לי זוזי אחריני גבי דאבוכון אמור רבנן הבא ליפרע מנכסי יתומים לא יפרע אלא בשבועה אלא אכבשיה לשטר משכנתא ואוכלה שיעור זוזי דמיגו דאי בעינא אמינא לקוחה היא בידי מהימנא כי אמינא דאית לי זוזי גבייכו מהימננא
When I had had the use of the land for the number of years covered by the mortgage, I said to myself: If I restore the land to the orphans and then tell them that I have still a claim on their father for more money, [I shall have to comply with] the rule of the Rabbis that 'anyone who claims to recover from orphans must support his claim with an oath.' I will therefore keep back the mortgage bond and continue to use the land to the extent of the money still owing to me; for since, if I were to say that I had bought the land, my plea would be accepted,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Because he had had unchallenged occupation for more than three years. ');"><sup>2</sup></span>
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