# Bribery

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Source: https://ajew.org/reader/sefer-hamidos/1/100


## Segment 1

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עִיר שֶׁיֵּשׁ בָּהּ קַבָּלַת שֹׁחַד, חֲיָלוֹת בָּאִין עָלֶיהָ.

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1. A city in which bribes are accepted, armies come upon it.


## Segment 2

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עַל־יְדֵי שֹׁחַד גְּדֻלָּתוֹ מִסְתַּלֶּקֶת.

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2. Through bribery, one's greatness departs.


## Segment 3

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עַל־יְדֵי שֹׁחַד בָּא שְׂרֵפָה.

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3. Through bribery come fires.