Sanhedrin 7B

שנאמר: ״הנה מטתו שלשלמה ששים גברים סביב לה מגברי ישראל כלם אחזי חרב מלמדי מלחמה איש חרבו על ירכו מפחד בלילות״. מפחדה של גיהנם, שדומה ללילה.

as it is stated: “Behold, it is the bed of Solomon; 60 mighty men are around it, of the mighty men of Israel. They all handle the sword, and are expert in war; every man has his sword upon his thigh due to dread in the night” (Song of Songs 3:7–8). The words “due to dread in the night” mean due to the dread of Gehenna, which is similar to the night. R' Shmuel bar Naḥmani interprets this verse as referring to judges, who are called: Mighty men of Israel, as they preside in the Temple, which is termed: The bed of God. In this verse, God is referred to as: Solomon [Shlomo], the King to Whom peace [shalom] belongs.

דרש רבי יאשיה, ואיתימא רב נחמן בר יצחק, מאי דכתיב: ״בית דוד כה אמר ה׳ דינו לבקר משפט והצילו גזול מיד עושק״⁠ – וכי בבקר דנין וכל היום אין דנין? אלא אם ברור לך הדבר כבקר ⁠– אמרהו, ואם לאו ⁠– אל תאמרהו. רבי חייא בר אבא אמר רבי יונתן, מהכא: ״אמר לחכמה אחתי את״⁠ – אם ברור לך הדבר כאחותך שהיא אסורה לך ⁠– אומרהו, ואם לאו ⁠– אל תאמרהו.

R' Yoshiya, and some say Rav Naḥman bar Yitzḥak, interpreted a verse homiletically. What is the meaning of that which is written: “House of David, so says YHWH: Execute justice in the morning, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor” (Jeremiah 21:12)? And is it so that a court may judge in the morning, and all the rest of the day a court may not judge? Why does the verse specifically relate to judging in the morning? Rather, the meaning is: If the matter is as clear to you as the morning, state the verdict; and if not, do not state it. R' Ḥiyya bar Abba says that R' Yonatan says this principle may be derived from here: “Say to wisdom: You are my sister” (Proverbs 7:4). If the matter is as clear to you as the fact that your sister is forbidden to you, state it, and if not, do not state it.