Bava Batra 167B

כותבין שטר ללוה ⁠– אף על פי שאין מלוה עמו, ואין כותבין למלוה ⁠– עד שיהא לוה עמו. והלוה נותן שכר.

A scribe may write a promissory note for a debtor who requests one, even if the creditor is not with him when he requests the document, but a scribe may not write a promissory note for a creditor who requests it unless the debtor is with him and consents. And it is the debtor who gives the scribe his wages.

כותבין שטר למוכר ⁠– אף על פי שאין לוקח עמו, ואין כותבין ללוקח ⁠– עד שיהא מוכר עמו. והלוקח נותן שכר.

A scribe may write a bill of sale for a seller of a field who requests one even if the purchaser is not with him when he presents his request, but a scribe may not write a bill of sale for a purchaser who requests it unless the seller is with him and consents. And it is the purchaser who gives the scribe his wages.

אין כותבין שטרי אירוסין ונשואין אלא מדעת שניהם, והחתן נותן שכר.

A scribe may not write documents of betrothal and documents of marriage except with the consent of both parties, the groom and the bride. And it is the groom who gives the scribe his wages.

אין כותבין שטר אריסות וקבלנות אלא מדעת שניהם, והמקבל נותן שכר.

A scribe may not write contracts for sharecroppers and contractors except with the consent of both parties, i.e., the sharecropper or contractor and the one who hires him. And it is the sharecropper or contractor who gives the scribe his wages.

אין כותבין שטרי בירורין וכל מעשה בית דין ⁠– אלא מדעת שניהם, ושניהם נותנין שכר. רבן שמעון בן גמליאל אומר: לשניהם כותבין שנים ⁠– לזה לעצמו ולזה לעצמו.

A scribe may not write documents testifying to arbitration agreements or any other court enactment except with the consent of both parties to the litigation. And both parties give the scribe his wages. Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says: The scribe writes two documents for the two parties, one for this one by himself, and one for that one by himself.