שִׁמְעוּ־נָ֣א זֹ֗את רָאשֵׁי֙ בֵּ֣ית יַעֲקֹ֔ב וּקְצִינֵ֖י בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל הַֽמֲתַעֲבִ֣ים מִשְׁפָּ֔ט וְאֵ֥ת כָּל־הַיְשָׁרָ֖ה יְעַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃
Dengarlah ini, hai para kepala kaum Yakub dan para pemimpin kaum Israel, kamu yang merasa jijik terhadap keadilan dan membengkokkan segala yang lurus!
Shabbat
It was taught in a baraita, R’ Yosi ben Elisha says: if you see a generation that experiences much suffering – go check the judges of Israel. This is because any retribution which comes upon the world only comes because of the judges of Israel, as it says “Hearken now to this, you heads of the house of Jacob and you rulers of the house of Israel, who condemn justice and pervert all that is straight. Each one builds Zion with blood and Jerusalem with injustice. Its heads judge for bribes, and its priests teach for a price; and its prophets divine for money, and they rely on the Lord…” (Micah 3:9-11) They are wicked, but they put their trust in the One who spoke and brought the world into being.