Musar for Sanhedrin 64:4
כדריש לקיש דריש לקיש רמי כתיב (ויקרא יט, טו) בצדק תשפוט עמיתך וכתיב (דברים טז, כ) צדק צדק תרדף הא כיצד כאן בדין מרומה כאן בדין שאין מרומה
Both this and the other teachings deal with the admission and transaction of loans. In our Mishnah, however, the suit is [suspected of being] dishonest,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The judges find suspicious circumstances attending the claim; therefore full investigation is essential for the establishment of the truth. ');"><sup>7</sup></span> while in the other,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. p. 202. n. 11. ');"><sup>8</sup></span>
Shemirat HaLashon
One should also accustom himself to judge his friend in the scales of merit, as Chazal have said (Shevuoth 30a): "(Vayikra 19:15): 'In righteousness shall you judge your friend' — Judge your friend in the scales of merit." And this is one of the things for which one eats the fruits in this world, with the principal remaining for the world to come, as they said in Shabbath 127a.
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