שֹׁחַד
שחד
Sefer Hamidos - The Book of Traits
1
חלק א'
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2
א. עִיר שֶׁיֵּשׁ בָּהּ קַבָּלַת שׁחַד, חֲיָלוֹת בָּאִין עָלֶיהָ.
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A city in which bribes are accepted, armies come upon it.
3
ב. עַל-יְדֵי שׁחַד גְּדֻלָּתוֹ מִסְתַּלֶּקֶת.
3
Through bribery, one's greatness departs.
4
ג. עַל-יְדֵי שׁחַד בָּא שְׂרֵפָה.
4
1. Through drunkenness, one falls from his level. Through bribery come fires.
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