Commentary for Ketubot 206:17

איבעית אימא איפוך ואיבעית אימא לעולם לא תיפוך ר' חייא עסוק במצות הוה ורבי סבר לא אפגריה

If you want I might say: Reverse [the names]; But if you prefer I might say: In fact there is no need to reverse. R. Hiyya was engaged in the performance of mitzvot, and Rabbi thought “I will not disturb him.”

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