ט אמר ליה רבה מי סברת
9 Further, we only say [that he has this duty] if the non-Jew does not forcibly take the saddle along with the ass,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Because this is a sign that he only desires to assert his right, but if he takes the saddle as well, the presumption is that he is a robber, and can be proved so in a court of law. ');"><sup>9</sup></span> but if he takes the saddle along with the ass, [we do] not [say so]. Amemar said: Even without all these qualifications he need not help him, because generally speaking the heathen is a grabber,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And he is likely therefore to have no case in a court of law. ');"><sup>10</sup></span> and so Scripture says of them, Their mouth speaketh vanity and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' p. 5, CXLIV, 8. ');"><sup>11</sup></span> A CRAFTSMAN HAS NO <i>HAZAKAH</i>. Rabbah said: This rule was meant to apply only to the case where the owner delivered the article to the craftsman in the presence of witnesses, but if he delivered it to him without any witnesses being present, since he [the craftsman] is able to plead [without fear of contradiction] that the transaction never took place at all,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' But that either he never had the garment or it was given him by someone else. ');"><sup>12</sup></span> if he puts forward [the more probable] plea that he has purchased it [from the claimant],<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'It is purchased in my hand.' ');"><sup>13</sup></span> his plea is accepted.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' According to Rabbah, therefore, the essential point is whether the article was originally transferred in the presence of witnesses, and it makes no difference whether the owner has or has not seen it in the hands of the repairer. ');"><sup>14</sup></span> Said Abaye to him: If that is so,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Viz., that the fact of his seeing it in his hands makes no difference. ');"><sup>15</sup></span> then even [if he has delivered it to him] in the presence of witnesses, since he is able to plead 'I have returned it to you',<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If it has not been seen in his possession. ');"><sup>16</sup></span> if he only pleads 'I have bought it', his word should certainly be accepted! Rabbah replied: Is it your view