Quoting%20commentary for Ketubot 193:8

אמר ליה תניתוה מוכרת והולכת עד כדי כתובתה וסמך לה שתגבה כתובתה מן השאר שמע מינה שיירא אין לא שיירא לא

He replied, “You have learned this: “[A widow] may continue to sell until [the estate of] the value of her ketubah [remains], and this is a support to her since she might thus collect her ketubah from the remainder.” Learn from this that only if she left [estate corresponding to the value of her ketubah] may [she collect her ketubah] but if she did not leave [enough estate to cover her ketubah] she may not.

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