Commentary for Bava Metzia 48:7
רבא הוה שקיל ואזיל בתריה דר"נ בשוקא דגלדאי ואמרי לה בשוקא דרבנן א"ל מצא כאן ארנקי מהו א"ל הרי אלו שלו בא ישראל ונתן בה סימן מהו אמר ליה הרי אלו שלו והלא עומד וצווח נעשה כצווח על ביתו שנפל ועל ספינתו שטבעה בים
Thus the father of Samuel found some asses in a desert, and he returned them to their owner after a year of twelve months: [he went] beyond the requirements of the law. Raba once followed R. Nahman into a street of skinners<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Persons who deal in skins, leather and leather goods. ');"><sup>18</sup></span> — some say into a street of scholars — and he asked him: What if one found here a purse? — [R. Nahman] answered: It would belong to the finder. What if an Israelite came and indicated its identification mark? — [R. Nahman] answered: It would [still] belong to the finder. But that one keeps protesting! — It is as if one protested against his house collapsing or against his ship sinking in the sea.
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