Musar for Bava Kamma 110:19
תניא אמר ר' יהושע ארבעה דברים העושה אותן פטור מדיני אדם וחייב בדיני שמים ואלו הן הפורץ גדר בפני בהמת חבירו והכופף קמתו של חבירו בפני הדליקה והשוכר עדי שקר להעיד והיודע עדות לחבירו ואינו מעיד לו:
on account of the fact that it is not Horn that is dealt with here,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [MS.M. reads 'sheep'. Render accordingly: Because as to sheep there is no mention (in the Torah) in connection with Horn; only Tooth and Foot are mentioned in connection therewith.] ');"><sup>32</sup></span> but Tooth and Foot that are dealt with here? It is thus indicated to us that [this kind of precaution<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which would withstand only a normal wind. ');"><sup>33</sup></span>
Shemirat HaLashon
We find in the Torah that if one stole from his friend, his amendment is to return the stolen object to its owner, and if he grieved or shamed him, to conciliate him and be forgiven by him. But one who habituates himself to this sin [lashon hara] certainly stirs up the Great Adversary to condemn the world. Who knows how many were impoverished because of him [the speaker] and how many died because of him? And though by the laws of man he cannot be punished for this, still, by the laws of Heaven, even though this is gramma [(an act of indirect causation)], he is not absolved of this. Therefore, one who heeds his soul should take great heed of this.
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