כִּֽי־יִהְיֶ֥ה רִיב֙ בֵּ֣ין אֲנָשִׁ֔ים וְנִגְּשׁ֥וּ אֶל־הַמִּשְׁפָּ֖ט וּשְׁפָט֑וּם וְהִצְדִּ֙יקוּ֙ אֶת־הַצַּדִּ֔יק וְהִרְשִׁ֖יעוּ אֶת־הָרָשָֽׁע׃
If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, and the judges judge them, by justifying the righteous, and condemning the wicked,
Shemirat HaLashon
Grave is machloketh, for it leads to stripes, as it is written (Deuteronomy 25:1): "If there be a quarrel between men…" Peace does not come from a quarrel. (Ibid. 2): "And if the wicked one incur the penalty of stripes…" What caused him to receive stripes? The quarrel.
Shemirat HaLashon
Grave is machloketh, for it leads to stripes, as it is written (Deuteronomy 25:1): "If there be a quarrel between men…" Peace does not come from a quarrel. (Ibid. 2): "And if the wicked one incur the penalty of stripes…" What caused him to receive stripes? The quarrel.