Talmud zu Mischlej 17:14

Rebbi Zachariah asked before Rebbi Immi: Does one act following that Tanna, as it was stated: ⁸⁶Tosephta 1:6, Babli 6b.“Rebbi Simeon ben Menassiah says, sometimes you are empowered to propose a compromise, sometimes you are not empowered to propose a compromise. How is this? Two come before a judge; before he heard their arguments, or after he heard their arguments but does not know how to correctly apply the law, he may tell them, go and work out a compromise. After you heard their arguments and know how to correctly apply the law, you may not propose a compromise, as it is said⁸⁷Prov. 17:14.: One may remove the beginning of a quarrel like water; before it becomes manifest, the quarrel may be abandoned. Before the quarrel became manifest, you are permitted to abandon it; after the quarrel became manifest, you are not permitted to abandon it.” Rebbi Mattaniah said, even compromise needs intelligent decision⁸⁸He objects to the statement that the judge should send the parties away to work out a compromise on their own; he requires the judge to guide them towards a reasonable compromise..