Commentary for Bava Metzia 31:5
אלא איכא בינייהו דיהבה במתנה מאן דאמר ניחא ליה דליקום בהמנותיה מתנה נמי ניחא ליה דליקום בהמנותיה מאן דאמר ניחא ליה דלא נקריוהו גזלנא א"ל מאי גזלינא מינך:
But according to the view [of R. Ashi, viz.,] 'he wished to vindicate his honesty,' [it could be applied even to this case,] as he [the robber] would wish that his honesty should be vindicated even when he is dead. [But, it is argued,] would not his children after all be called the children of a robber?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' There is therefore a good reason why the robber should have wished that his honesty should be vindicated even after his death. ');"><sup>5</sup></span>
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