Commentary for Bava Kamma 21:10

איבעיא להו ה"ק אף לשואל שמין ואבא מודה לי או דלמא ה"ק ואני אומר אף לשואל אין שמין ואבא מודה לי

its value will be four [<i>zuz</i>], is he not taking the trouble [of bringing up the carcass] solely in his own interests? — He [Raba], however, said: No, it applies when in the pit its value is one <i>zuz</i>, and on the banks its value is similarly one <i>zuz</i>. But is such a thing possible? Yes, as the popular adage has it, 'A beam in town costs a <i>zuz</i> and a beam in a field costs a zuz'.

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