Commentary for Ketubot 153:18

אמר רב נחמן לא קשיא הא במילי הא בשוטי מתקיף לה רבי אבא (משלי כט, יט) בדברים לא יוסר עבד אלא אמר רבי אבא הא והא בשוטי

R. Nahman replied: This is no difficulty. In one case they force him with whips, and in the other they force him with words. R. Abba objected: “A servant will not be corrected by words” (Proverbs 29:19) Rather R. Abba said: In both cases they force him with whips

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