"It was also said, "Whoever divorces his wife must give her a bill of separation.

They answered, "Why then did Moses command the husband to give her 'a written bill of divorce,' and so to put her away?"

"Moses," said they, "permitted a man to draw up a bill of separation and divorce her."

"'A hundred measures of oil,' he answered. "He said to him, 'Take your bill and sit down quickly and write fifty."

"To a second he said, 'How much do you owe?' "The man answered, 'A hundred measures of wheat.' "'Here is you bill,' he said, 'change it to eighty measures.'