Reference for Bava Batra 305:11

<big><strong>מתני׳</strong></big> לא כתב בה שכיב מרע הוא אומר שכיב מרע הייתי והן אומרים בריא היית צריך להביא ראיה ששכיב מרע היה דברי ר"מ וחכ"א המוציא מחברו עליו הראיה:

said to R. Papa. the son of R. Hanan, his scribe: Go, write for her [a statement [ but add to it,'He may hire at their expense<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'upon them'. ');">²⁷</span> or deceive them'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This is an extract from a Mishnah (B.M. 75b), dealing with workmen who broke the arrangements entered into with their employers. 'Deceive them', was expressly to be inserted in order to indicate that the statement dictated by Raba was to be of no value whatsoever to the woman, its only object being to make her believe that it contained a decision in her favour and that, consequently, the disturbance she created might come to an end. ');">²⁸</span> She<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Perceiving the subterfuge. ');">²⁹</span>

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