{
  "bookId": "sefer-hamidos",
  "part": "1",
  "torah": "99",
  "title": "Ministers",
  "hebrewTitle": "שָׂרִים",
  "sourceUrl": "/reader/sefer-hamidos/1/99",
  "plainUrl": "/reader-plain/sefer-hamidos/1/99/",
  "segments": [
    {
      "index": 1,
      "he": "מִי שֶׁסָּבְאוֹ מָהוּל בְּמַיִם, הַשָּׂרִים אֵינָם נוֹהֲגִים עִמּוֹ בְּיַשְׁרָנוּת.",
      "en": "1. One who's wine is diluted with water (t.n. this is most probably referring to wine for sale, see theft #10), the officials do not deal with him in a straight manner."
    },
    {
      "index": 2,
      "he": "מִי שֶׁאֵין דָּן אֶת חֲבֵרוֹ לְכַף־זְכוּת, כְּאִלּוּ הֲרָגוֹ, גַּם הַשָּׂרִים אֵינָם נוֹהֲגִים עִמּוֹ בְּיַשְׁרָנוּת.",
      "en": "2. One who does not judge his fellow favorably is as if he killed him. Also the officials do not deal with him in a straight manner."
    },
    {
      "index": 3,
      "he": "אֲמִירַת הַלֵּל וּצְדָקָה מְסֻגָּלִין לְחֵן בְּעֵינֵי הַשָּׂר.",
      "en": "3. Saying of Hallel and giving charity are a segulah (conducive) to [having] favor in the eyes of the minister."
    },
    {
      "index": 4,
      "he": "עַל־יְדֵי אֲכִילַת פַּת עַכּוּ\"ם מוֹנְעִין הַיַּעַר מִלַּחְטֹב עֵצִים.",
      "en": "4. Through eating bread baked by a non-Jew, the forest is prohibited from cutting down its trees."
    },
    {
      "index": 5,
      "he": "בִּשְׁבִיל אַרְבָּעָה דְּבָרִים נִכְסֵי בַּעֲלֵי־בָּתִּים נִמְסָרִים לַמַּלְכוּת.",
      "en": "5. Due to four things, the property of householders is handed over to the government (monarchy). [1) Keeping a note of debt after it has been paid off; 2) Charging interest; 3) Remaining silent in a case where one should speak out against evil; and 4) Promising to make a donation in public and not carrying through.]"
    }
  ]
}