Quotation do Psalmów 19:18

Therefore David said, “The testimony of the Lord is sure,” i. e. it is true as written. And the burden of proof is upon him who gives figurative interpretations, saying for example that the prohibition of swine’s flesh was temporary, or that ‘swine’ means the evil instinct, and so on, or that the important thing in the Torah is belief and not performance of the commandments. He can not abolish the literal meaning of the commandments by imposing a condition or time limitation which is not mentioned. This is what the Psalmist meant when he said, “The proud have digged pits for me, which is not according to Thy law.” Then he explains that the pits are their statement that, “All Thy commandments are only a matter of belief (אמונה)”, and that their time has already passed and there is no need of performing the commandments at all. And with this “falsehood they pursue me.” Therefore, “Help Thou me,” for I need Thy help, else, “They had almost consumed me upon the earth.” But with all that, “I forsook not Thy precepts.” He ends up, “Quicken me after Thy loving kindness, and I will observe the testimony of Thy mouth.” The meaning is: they had almost consumed me, but Thou with Thy loving kindness quicken me, and I will keep the commandments according to their literal meaning, for they are the testimony of Thy mouth, i. e. they are like testimony, which must be understood literally. No man has the power to abolish the literal meaning of the commandments by interpretation.