Study Shevuot folio 36B with parallel Hebrew-English text, traditional commentary, and modern study tools. Free access to Babylonian Talmud online.
Rather, nevertheless, reverse the attribution of the opinions in the Mishnah and say that R' Meir deems the witness exempt from liability for an oath of testimony, as even in ritual matters, R' Meir does not accept the principle: From a negative statement you can infer a positive statement.
Ravina objects to this: And in ritual matters, does R' Meir not accept the principle? But if that is so, with regard to the halakha that priests who perform the Temple service while intoxicated with wine, and priests who perform the Temple service with overgrown hair on their head, who, based on
Rather, actually reverse the attribution of the opinions in the Mishnah and say that R' Meir deems the witness exempt from liability for an oath of testimony. When R' Meir does not accept that principle, it is only in cases involving monetary matters; but in cases involving ritual matters, he accept
Mishnah: One who takes a false oath denying that he is in possession of an item that another deposited with him is liable to return the item with an additional 1/5th of its value and to bring a guilt-offering (see Leviticus 5:20–26). The halakhot of an oath on a deposit apply to men and to women, t