[If] someone went overseas, and the path to his field was lost —- Admon says: He may go with the shortest path. The Sages, however, say: He must buy a path [even] for ten thousand zuz, or fly in the air.

[If] one produced a note of indebtedness against another, and the latter produced [a deed] that he sold him the field —- Admon says: He can say: “If I were indebted to you, you should have collected yours when you sold me the field.” The Sages, however, say: This one was clever in that he sold him the land, since he can take it for security.