A widow who claims her ketubah, but the inheritors [of her husband] say to her: "You received your ketubah [already]!"—until she is [re]married, they need to bring evidence that she received her ketubah; once she is [re]married, she needs to bring evidence that she did not receive her ketubah. If she sold her ketubah, used her ketubah as a pledge [for a loan that goes to the creditor in the meantime], used her ketubah as a security [on a loan but that remains with her]—she loses her financial support. Rabbi Shimon says: Even if she sold some [of her ketubah], even if she made some of it as a pledge or some of it as a deposit—she loses her financial support. One doesn't need to say [that this applies] after her husband's death, but even during her husband's lifetime [if she did these things to her ketubah, she would lose her right to financial support after his death]. But [her losing her financial support only applies if] she writes [in the contract dealing with her ketubah] "These I sold for my ketubah, these I sold for my financial support"—words of Rabbi Yehudah. Rabbi Yoseh says: [It applies only] if she sold and wrote without specification; that's why her legal power is stronger [that most of the time the inheritors have to bring the evidence].

Just as a widow can sell [her ketubah] without the court, so too can her inheritors [or] those who come with her permission sell [it] without the court. Said Rabbi Shimon: Why did they say that a widow can sell [it] without the court? In order to benefit the orphans, such that they shouldn't plunder their property [if they have to wait to go to court, they will be using up their property in the meantime, so they said that they don't need a court and can sell the ketubah immediately]. If she took possession of a field that was made a security [for her ketubah] and ate it [i.e. used up the value of the property], but profits came out of it—they evaluate for her what she ate, and evaluate for her the profits [just like someone who took possession of a field without permission]. If they evaluate for her in a court, whatever they evaluated is evaluated.

Three people that came down to evaluate [the property of orphans in order to ascertain the financial support for the dead man's wife and children; see Rashbam on Bava Batra 107a:7:1]—one says "It's worth 100 zuz" and two say "200"; [or] one says "200" and two say "100", the lone voice is annulled in its minority [so in both cases the majority stands]. One says "It's worth 100 zuz", one says "80 zuz (= 20 selaim)", one says "120 zuz (= 30 selaim)"—it is evaluated at 100 zuz (the average of all 3). Rabbi Lazar bar Rabbi Tzadok says: They evaluate it at 90 zuz (= dinar) [we ignore the highest value and average the two lowest value, 80 and 100]. Others say: They do an evaluation between them (take the range, = 40 zuzim) and evaluate them as a third [so they take the lowest value, 80 zuz, and add the third of the range = 93 1/3 zuz].

Which is [the time limit for] an announcement of investigation [inviting buyers to view and evaluate a certain property]? An evaluation of orphan's property—30 days; an evaluation of [property that was declared] hekdesh—60 days. If [after the evaluation] they sold [something] worth 100 zuz for 200, or something worth 200 for 100—the sale stands [could be that they made a mistake, or else that they couldn't find buyers for the agreed price]. Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says: Judges' evaluations that were mistakenly too low or mistakenly too high—their sale stands.

She [a widow] that sold something worth 101 zuz for 100, even if she says "I will return the [extra] zuz to the inheritors"—her sale is null and void. Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says: Her sale certainly stands, and she should return the zuz to the inheritors; and [her sale is void] only if there was some left over [from the sale that she did not give to the inheritors]. Therefore, if she reduced or added [to the price of the property she is selling], she only has the price that she sold it [and has to return the excess to the inheritors]. (Based on Ehrfurt manuscript:) Rabbi Liezer: An orphan girl has [the right to] worn out clothes [like a widow]. Rabbi Yehudah said in the name of Rabbi Liezer: An orphan girl has [the right to] fruit [i.e. interest from her property].

A son whose father died and his mother says "Let him grow up with me", but [his father's] inheritors say "Let him grow up with us"—they do not leave him to grow up with those who are able to inherit from him [i.e. his brothers]. This once happened and they slaughtered him on the day before Pesah.

A wife whose husband died—she can dwell in the houses like she would dwell in them while her husband was alive, she can use the slaves and handmaids, silver and gold vessels, just as she would use them while her husband was alive, for thus he writes for her [in the ketubah]: "You should dwell in my house and be supported from my property any number of days you are a widow in my house."

A man who says [as provisions for after his death]: "Pay for a widow's house for my daughter"; [or] "A house for Ploni to dwell in", and it [the house] fell—the inheritors are obligated to rebuild it. If he said, "This house should be widow's house for my daughter"; [or] "This house should be for Ploni to dwell in"—the inheritors are not obligated to rebuild it. A man who says: "Pay for a widow's house for my daughter"—they don't pay for her unless she agrees to dwell in it, and the inheritors are able to prevent her from renting it to another; therefore, if she dies, they inherit her.

One who makes a loan to his fellow on the basis of a pledge, but the pledge was lost/destroyed—he can collect [the loan] from the remaining property. If he said to him: "[I gave you this pledge] with the understanding that you would only be able to collect from this [pledge]"—he cannot collect from the remaining property. One who makes his field a security for the ketubah of his wife and a river drowns it—she can collect from the remaining property. If he said to her "With the understanding that you can only collect from this [field]"—she cannot collect from the remaining property.