יט ואמר רבי שמואל בר נחמני אמר רבי יונתן לעולם יראה דיין עצמו כאילו חרב מונחת לו בין ירכותיו וגיהנם פתוחה לו מתחתיו
19 And he who does notdeliver judgments in perfect truth causes the <i>Shechinah</i> to departfrom the midst of Israel, for it is written: <i>Because of the oppressionof the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saiththe Lord</i>.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. XII, 6. ');"><sup>31</sup></span> Again. R. Samuel b. Nahmani, reporting R. Jonathan. said: A judge who unjustlytakes the possessions<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'money'. ');"><sup>32</sup></span> of one andgives then to another, the Holy One, blessed be He, takes from him his life,for it is written: <i>Rob not the poor because he is poor; neither oppressthe afflicted in the gate, for the Lord will plead their cause, and willdespoil of life those that despoilthem</i>.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Prov. XXII, 22-23. ');"><sup>33</sup></span> R. Samuel b. Nahmani further said, reporting R. Jonathan: A judge shouldalways think of<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit.,'see'. ');"><sup>34</sup></span> himself as if hehad a sword hanging over hishead<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit. 'resting between his flanks'. ');"><sup>35</sup></span> and<i>Gehenna</i><span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Glos. ');"><sup>36</sup></span> gaping under him,