קולר תלוי בצואר עדים? תלמוד לומר: ״מדבר שקר תרחק״.
the chain [kolar] of culpability for the miscarriage of justice be placed around the neck of the false witnesses? It is derived as the verse states: “Distance yourself from a false matter.”
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קולר תלוי בצואר עדים? תלמוד לומר: ״מדבר שקר תרחק״.
the chain [kolar] of culpability for the miscarriage of justice be placed around the neck of the false witnesses? It is derived as the verse states: “Distance yourself from a false matter.”
(סימן: תלתא תלמיד, ותלת בעלי חוב, סמרטוט שומע ומטעים)
The Talmud provides a mnemonic for additional halakhot derived from the verse: “Distance yourself from a false matter.” 3 relating to a student; and 3 relating to creditors; and 3 relating to a judge: Rags, hears, and explain.
מנין לתלמיד שיושב לפני רבו ורואה זכות לעני וחוב לעשיר – מנין שלא ישתוק? תלמוד לומר: ״מדבר שקר תרחק״.
From where is it derived with regard to a student who is sitting before his teacher and sees a claim that provides advantage for a poor person and disadvantage for a wealthy person that he should not remain silent? It is derived as the verse states: “Distance yourself from a false matter.”
מנין לתלמיד שרואה את רבו שטועה בדין, שלא יאמר: אמתין לו עד שיגמרנו; ואסתרנו ואבננו משלי, כדי שיקרא הדין על שמי? תלמוד לומר: ״מדבר שקר תרחק״.
From where is it derived with regard to a student who sees his teacher who is erring in judgment that he should not say: I will wait for my teacher until he concludes the trial and then I will contradict him and construct a ruling of my own so that the verdict will be attributed to my name? It is derived as the verse states: “Distance yourself from a false matter.”
מנין לתלמיד שאמר לו רבו: יודע אתה בי שאם נותנין לי מאה מנה איני מבדה; מנה יש לי אצל פלוני, ואין לי עליו אלא עד אחד – מנין שלא יצטרף עמו? תלמוד לומר: ״מדבר שקר תרחק״.
From where is it derived with regard to a student whose teacher said to him: You know concerning me that even if one were to give me 100 times 100 dinars, I would not fabricate a claim. Now, I have 100 dinars in the possession of so-and-so, to whom I lent money, but I have only one witness of the two required to testify about the loan and enable me to collect payment; from where is it derived that the student should not join with the other witness and testify? It is derived as the verse states: “Distance yourself from a false matter” (Exodus 23:7).
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