Quoting%20commentary for Ketubot 38:5

אר"נ עדים שאמרו אמנה היו דברינו אין נאמנין מודעא היו דברינו אין נאמנין מר בר רב אשי אמר אמנה היו דברינו אין נאמנין מודעא היו דברינו נאמנין מ"ט האי ניתן ליכתב והאי לא ניתן ליכתב

Nahman said: Witnesses who said, “Our words were [regarding a matter of] trust” are not believed. [If they said], “Our words were [accompanied by a] declaration,” they are [also] not believed. Mar the son of R. Ashi said: [If witnesses said] “Our words were [regarding a matter of] trust,” they are not believed; [But if they said], “Our words were [accompanied by] a declaration,” they are believed. What is the reason? This one was allowed to be written and that one was not allowed to be written.

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