Midrash for Numbers 35:23
א֣וֹ בְכָל־אֶ֜בֶן אֲשֶׁר־יָמ֥וּת בָּהּ֙ בְּלֹ֣א רְא֔וֹת וַיַּפֵּ֥ל עָלָ֖יו וַיָּמֹ֑ת וְהוּא֙ לֹא־אוֹיֵ֣ב ל֔וֹ וְלֹ֥א מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ רָעָתֽוֹ׃
or with any stone, whereby a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, so that he died, and he was not his enemy, neither sought his harm;
Sifrei Devarim
"and our foes are judges": You wrote in our Torah that a foe does not judge and does not testify, viz. (Bamidbar 35:23) "And one who is not his foe" (shall testify against him), "and one who does not seek his evil" (shall judge him). And You have placed over us foes as witnesses and judges!
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