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Mekhilta Tractate Nezikin 18:16

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·March 24, 2026

"For if cry out, shall he cry out to Me, hear will I hear his outcry." If he cries out, I hear, and if he does not cry out I do not hear? What is the intent of hear will I hear? I am quicker to exact punishment for one who cries out than for one who does not.

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