Commentary for Bava Metzia 83:8

א"ל רב אחא בריה דרב יוסף לרב אשי התם תנן חמץ שנפלה עליו מפולת הרי הוא כמבוער רשב"ג אומר כל שאין הכלב יכול לחפש אחריו ותנא כמה חפישת הכלב ג' טפחים הכא מאי מי בעינן שלשה טפחים או לא

Samuel said: Money can only be guarded [by placing it] in the earth.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Otherwise the bailee is guilty of negligence — In ancient days there was probably no other place as safe. [Cf. Josephus, Wars, V. 7, 2, '…which the owners had treasured up under ground against the uncertain fortunes of war.'] ');">¹⁰</span> Said Raba: Yet Samuel admits that on Sabbath eve at twilight the Rabbis did not put one to that trouble.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If one receives a bailment then, he cannot be expected to place it in the earth, and his not doing so does not constitute negligence. [Some texts rightly omit 'at twilight', all manner of work being then in any case prohibited.] ');">¹¹</span>

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