The Judge Who Needs Nothing Steadies the Land

Midrash Mishlei 29:1

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(Proverbs 29:4): "A king by justice establishes the land." Rav Nahman bar Yitzhak expounded: If a judge resembles a king, who needs nothing, he establishes the land; "but a man of gifts" — and if he resembles a priest who makes the rounds of the threshing floors [to collect his portions], he tears it down.

Themes

Divine JusticeJudgment

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