출애굽기 23:3의 Halakhah
וְדָ֕ל לֹ֥א תֶהְדַּ֖ר בְּרִיבֽוֹ׃ (ס)
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Sefer HaChinukh
To not have mercy upon a poor person in his case: To not have pity in judgment upon the weak and impoverished at the time of the judgment, but rather one must judge the case truthfully. [It should not be] from the angle of pity upon him, but rather [the judge] must treat [all] the same - whether he is rich or impoverished - to force him to pay what he is obligated; as it is stated (Exodus 23:3), "And you shall not favor an impoverished man in his dispute." And this matter is repeated in another place (Leviticus 19:15), "do not lift up the face of the impoverished." And the language of Sifra, Kedoshim, Chapter 4:2 is "Do not say, 'He is a poor man and since I and this rich man are obliged to sustain him, I shall vindicate him in judgment, so that he can support himself honorably.' [Hence,] we learn to say, 'do not lift up the face of the impoverished.'"
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