Commentary for Shevuot 78:4

גבי שבועה הוא ורשעים דמשפחה כדיניה ורשעים דעלמא בדין חמור וצדיקי דהכא והכא בדין הקל:

'If he says, l shall not swear, he is dismissed immediately; but if h said, I shall swear, those who are standing there say to each other: Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men.' - Granted that he who swears is committing a wrong, but he who causes him to swear - why [should he be counted wicked]?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For the bystanders say, these wicked men, i.e,, both.');">⁶</span>

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