The fifth extra stipulation: (If there are obstructions - such as clumps of hardened mud - in the public path,) one is permitted to move to the side (and even walk in a private field to avoid them.)

Rav Yehudah citing Rav: Even if the field contains saffron (which is expensive).

Question: Must the traveler pay for the damage done?

Answer: From the statement of Rav Yehudah citing Rav who said that one can even walk in a saffron field, this indicates that one does not need to pay (as if he will be required to pay, there would be no difference between a saffron field or any other field). (Note: Some alter the text in this entry and the following one, as shown.)

Support (R. Ila): From the statement of Rav Yehudah citing Rav who said that one can even walk in a saffron field, this indicates that one does not need to pay.

Question: If he was able to remain on the road with difficulty, but he anyway moved over to the private field, does he need to pay?

Answer: There was once a story of Rabban Gamliel and R. Yehoshua who were walking on the road and they moved to the adjacent field to avoid the obstructions. They saw Yehudah ben Papus coming towards them taking large steps with difficulty in order to remain on the public road.

Rabban Gamliel to R. Yehoshua: Who is that person who wants to appear as a G-d fearing person?

R. Yehoshua: It is Yehudah ben Papus who only acts for the sake of Heaven. (This story shows that one never needs to pay, even if it was possible, albeit with difficulty, to remain on the road.)