# Judge

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Source: https://ajew.org/reader/sefer-hamidos/1/21


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כָּל דַּיָּן שֶׁדָּן אֱמֶת – דִּינָיו אֵינָם בְּטֵלִים וְנִתְקַיֵּם אֲפִלּוּ שֶׁלֹּא בִּרְצוֹן בַּעֲלֵי הַדִּינִים.

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1. Any judge who judges truthfully—his judgments will not be annulled, and they prevail even against the will of the litigants.


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עַל־יְדֵי שֶׁהַדִּין־תּוֹרָה הוֹלֵךְ וְנִתְמַעֵט, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה הַפַּרְנָסָה נִתְמַעֶטֶת, וְכֵן לְהֵפֶךְ.

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2. As a result of Torah law (resolutions of a Torah court) weakening, through this livelihood shrinks, also the opposite is true.


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עַל־יְדֵי הַעֲמָדַת דַּיָּנִים שֶׁאֵינָם הֲגוּנִים בָּאִים הִרְהוּרֵי עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה.

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3. Through the appointment of judges who are unworthy, come idolatrous thoughts.


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עַל־יְדֵי חִתּוּן עִם תַּלְמִיד־חָכָם עַל־יְדֵי זֶה נִתְמַנִּים דַּיָּנִים כְּשֵׁרִים.

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4. Through marrying a Torah sage, worthy judges are appointed.


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עַל־יְדֵי דַּיָּנִים כְּשֵׁרִים הַתּוֹרָה חֲבִיבָה בָּעוֹלָם.

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5. Through proper judges, the Torah is beloved in the world.


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עַל־יְדֵי הַבִּזְיוֹנוֹת שֶׁמְּבַזִּין אֶת הַדַּיָּנִים, הַתְּבוּאָה – נִשְׁתַּלֵּחַ בָּהּ מְאֵרָה.

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6. Due to the insults with which the judges are insulted, the crops – plagues (curse) fall upon it.


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עַל־יְדֵי הַבִּזְיוֹנוֹת שֶׁמְּבַזִּין דַּיָּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה הַיֹּקֶר הֲוָה בָּעוֹלָם.

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7. Through the insults which judges of Israel are insulted, through this inflation occurs in the world.


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כְּשֶׁאֵיזֶהוּ רָשָׁע נִתְגַּדֵּל, אֲזַי קָשֶׁה לְחַדֵּשׁ אֵיזֶהוּ סְבָרָה בַּפּוֹסְקִים. גַּם דִּבְרֵי הַדַּיָּנִים אֵינָם נִשְׁמָעִים בְּאָזְנֵי הַבַּעֲלֵי־דִינִים.

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8. When an evil person becomes great, it becomes hard to deduce novel reasoning in Torah law, and also the words of judges are not accepted by the litigants.


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הִתְחַדְּשׁוּת הַמִּסִּים וְאַרְנוֹנִיּוֹת הוּא עַל־יְדֵי הַדַּיָּנִים.

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9. The renewal of national and local taxes is through (on account of) the judges.