Commentary for Yevamot 232:2

איבעיא להו עד אחד בקטטה מהו מ"ט דעד אחד מהימן משום דמילתא דעבידא לאיגלויי לא משקר הכא נמי לא משקר או דלמא טעמא דעד אחד מהימן משום דהיא דייקא ומינסבא והכא כיון דאית ליה קטטה לא דייקא ומינסבא תיקו:

that he would not tell a lie which is likely to be exposed.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. supra p. 811, n. 13. ');">⁵</span> and consequently he would here also tell no lie;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hence he is believed. ');">⁶</span> or is it possible that the reason why one witness is believed elsewhere<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. supra note 3. ');">⁷</span> is that [the woman] herself makes careful enquiries and [only then] marries again; here, therefore, [his evidence should not be accepted] since, as there was discord between husband and wife,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'to him'. ');">⁸</span>

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