Reference for Bava Metzia 11:6

אי הכי נשקול בלא שבועה

Abaye says: We apprehend that he may be claiming the repayment of an old loan.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' According to Abaye the reason for the oath imposed by the Rabbis is not that given by R. Johanan (v. supra 3a), but that a litigant may deem himself entitled to an article found by his opponent, on the ground that the latter had borrowed money from him a long time ago and had forgotten about it. Such a litigant would not hesitate to plead that he had found the garment, or that it was all his, in the hope that at least half the value of the garment would be awarded to him. Hence the need for an oath. ');">⁵</span>

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