Jewish%20thought for Sanhedrin 58:1
לא היו דברים מעולם הוחזק כפרן
A man once hid witnesses against his neighbour behind the curtains of hisbed, and said to him: 'You owe me a maneh'. 'Yes', he replied. 'May all present,whether awake or asleep be witnesses against you? heasked<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Probably the plaintiff knew that the defendant would refuse to admit the debt in the presence of witnesses, but he thought that he might assent if he believed that all were asleep. (Rashi.) ');"><sup>4</sup></span>
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