בחדתי.
The Talmud answers: This halakha applies even in the case of a new, sturdy ruin, where there is no danger of collapse. Therefore, the reason because of suspicion is cited in order to warn one not to enter a new ruin as well.
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בחדתי.
The Talmud answers: This halakha applies even in the case of a new, sturdy ruin, where there is no danger of collapse. Therefore, the reason because of suspicion is cited in order to warn one not to enter a new ruin as well.
ותיפוק ליה משום מזיקין? בתרי.
The Talmud continues to object: And let this halakha be derived because of demons? The Talmud answers: Demons are only a threat to individuals, so because of demons would not apply to a case where two people enter a ruin together.
אי בתרי — חשד נמי ליכא! בתרי ופריצי.
The Talmud objects: But if there are two people entering a ruin together, then there is no suspicion either. There is no prohibition against two men to be alone with a woman as, in that case, there is no suspicion of untoward behavior. Consequently, if two men enter a ruin together, there is no room for suspicion. The Talmud answers: If two individuals known to be immoral enter together, there is suspicion even though there are two of them.
״מפני המפולת״, ותיפוק ליה משום חשד ומזיקין!
The Talmud considers why because of collapse is necessary. Let the prohibition be derived from suspicion and demons.
בתרי וכשרי.
The Talmud responds: There are times when this reason is necessary, e.g., when two upstanding individuals enter a ruin together. Although there is neither concern of suspicion nor of demons, there remains concern lest the ruin collapse.
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