Reference for Yevamot 226:8

לא צריכא דיודעת לשמור גיטה ואינה יודעת לשמור עצמה דבר תורה שוטה מתגרשת דהא יודעת לשמור גיטה ואמור רבנן לא ליפקא שלא ינהגו בה מנהג הפקר

Abaye remarked: This<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That the divorce of an imbecile is only Rabbinically forbidden but Pentateuchally permitted. ');">¹⁸</span> may also be supported by deduction. For in respect of her<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The imbecile. ');">¹⁴</span> it was stated, IF SHE BECAME AN IMBECILE HE MAY NOT DIVORCE HER, while in respect of him<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The man who became an imbecile. ');">¹⁹</span>

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