Mesorat%20hashas for Gittin 69:5
ומאי מי שנשבע באמת כמי שנשבע באמת
How then could the Sages speak of her as one who had sworn truly? — What they meant was, One who might be said to have sworn truly. If that is the reason [why the Rabbis refrained from imposing an oath], why only to a widow? Why not also to a divorced woman? Why has R. Zera said in the name of Samuel, 'This rule applies only to a widow, but to a divorced woman an oath is administered'? — There is a special reason in the case of a widow, because she finds a justification for herself [for swearing falsely] on account of the trouble she has taken on behalf of the orphans.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For which she considers she is entitled to some compensation. ');"><sup>4</sup></span>
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