ב אמר לא תימרו ליה מאי אמר רב זביד הא קאמר לא תימרו ליה רב פפא אמר לדידיה לא תימרו ליה לאחריני אימרו להו חברך חברא אית ליה חברא דחברך חברא אית ליה
2 Suppose the owner says to those to whom he makes the protest, 'Do not tell the occupier,' is this a valid protest? — R. Zebid says, [It is not, because] he has distinctly told them not to tell. R. Papa, however, says [that it is, because] what he meant was, 'Do not tell the occupier, but you can tell others,' and 'your friend has a friend and your friend's friend has a friend.' If the men to whom he made the protest say, 'We will not tell the occupier,' [is it a protest?]-R. Zebid says [that it is not, because] they distinctly say, 'We will not tell him' — R. Papa, however, says that it is, because what they meant was,'We will not tell the occupier himself but we will tell others,' and 'your friend has a friend and your friend's friend has a friend.' If he said to them, 'Don't say a word about this,' [is it a protest?] — R. Zebid says [it is not, because] he has told them not to say a word. If they say to him, 'We will not say a word about it,' [even] R. Papa says [it is not a protest, because] they tell him distinctly, 'We are not going to say a word.' R. Huna the son of R. Joshua, however, says that [it is a protest, because] if a man has no responsibility in regard to a certain statement, he will blurt it out without thinking.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And therefore the chances are that they will after all tell. ');"><sup>2</sup></span>