Halakhah for Sanhedrin 14:11

כי הוי חזי אמבוהא (דספרי) אבתריה אמר (איוב כ, ו) אם יעלה לשמים שיאו [וגו'] כגללו לנצח יאבד (וגו') מר זוטרא חסידא כי הוו מכתפי ליה בשבתא דריגלא אמר הכי (משלי כז, כד) כי לא לעולם חוסן ואם נזר לדור ודור

Is it only gods of silverand gold that may not be made, while those of wood are permitted? — Theverse, says R. Ashi, refers to judges appointed through the power of silveror gold. Rab, whenever he was to sit in court used to say: Of his own free will he[the judge] goes to meet death. He makes no provision for the needs of hishousehold, and empty does he return home. Would only that he returned [asclean of hand] as he came!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' He gave expression to the thankless nature of the judge's task, full of responsibility and fraught with danger. ');">¹⁷</span>

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