Commentary for Bava Kamma 13:17

אלא דאוקיר ארעתא דכולי עלמא ודידיה איידי דעייל ונפיק אזוזי זל ארעיה

['He shall make restitution'], which could mean of his own free will! — But said Abaye: [The contradiction can be solved] as the Master<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Rabbah (Rashi). ');">¹⁴</span> [did] in the case taught: An owner of houses, fields and vineyards<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The value of which amounted to 200 zuz. ');">¹⁵</span> who cannot find a purchaser [is considered needy and] may be given the tithe for the poor<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. Deut. XIV, 28-29; this tithe is distributed among those who possess less than two hundred zuz; Pe'ah VIII, 8. ');">¹⁶</span> up to half the value of his estate.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., 100 zuz to enable him to sell his property for half its value which, it is assumed, he can at any time realise. ');">¹⁷</span> Now the Master discussed the circumstances under which this permission could apply: If property in general, and his included, dropped in value, why not grant him even the value of more [than the half of his estate's value], since the depreciation is general? If, on the other hand, property in general appreciated, but his, on account of his going about looking here and there for ready money, fell in price,

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