but if he did leave medium quality of a similar nature he may lawfully tell him, 'I have left for you ample land from which to collect [your debt]'. Abaye stated: If Reuben sold a field to Simeon with a guarantee and a creditor of Reuben's came to distrain on it the law is that Reuben may proceed to litigate with that creditor and [the latter] cannot say to him, 'You are no party to me' for [the other can] retort, 'For whatever you will take away from him he will turn to me [to claim compensation]' Others say: Even where no guarantee was given the same law applies, since [Reuben] may say to him, 'I do not like Simeon to have any grievance against me Abaye [further] stated: If Reuben sold a field to Simeon without a guarantee and there appeared against him