'Thou shalt not go up and down as a tale-bearer
among thy people';(387) and it is said, 'A tale-bearer revealeth
secrets.' "(388)

8. At any time the one condemned may bring evidence and annul the
judgment. The judges said to him, "bring all your evidence within thirty
days from this date." If he brought them within thirty days, it is
annulled, if after thirty days, it is not annulled. Rabban Simon, the son
of Gamaliel, said, "what shall he do if he did not find them within thirty
days, but found them after thirty days?" "The judges said to him, 'bring
witnesses'; and he said, 'I have no witnesses'; they said, 'bring
evidence'; and he said, 'I have no evidence'; but afterward he found
evidence, and found witnesses?" "They are nothing." Rabban Simon, the son
of Gamaliel, said, "what shall he do if he did not know that he had
witnesses, and found witnesses; he did not know that he had evidence, and
found evidence?" "They said to him, 'bring witnesses'; he said, 'I have no
witnesses.' 'Bring evidence,' and he said, 'I have no evidence.' " "He saw
that he will be pronounced indebted in judgment, and he said, 'approach
such a one, and such a one, and bear witness for me,' or 'he pulled out
evidence from his pocket'?" "It is nothing."

Chapter IV

1. Judgments in money and judgments in souls must be equally inquired into
and investigated; as is said, "Ye shall have one manner of law."(389)
"What is the difference between judgments in money and judgments in
souls?" "Judgments in money (require) three judges, judgments in souls
twenty-three. Judgments in money open the case either for clearing or
proving indebted, but judgments of souls open the case for clearing, and
the case is not opened for condemning. Judgments in money are balanced by
one judge either for clearing or proving indebted; but judgments in souls
are balanced by one for clearing and by two for condemning. Judgments in
money may be reversed either for clearing or proving indebted; but
judgments in souls may be reversed for clearing, but must not be reversed
for condemnation. All may express an opinion on judgments in money for
clearing or proving indebted. All may express an opinion on judgments in
souls for clearing, but all must not express an opinion for condemnation.
He who has expressed an opinion on judgments in money for proving
indebted, may express an opinion for clearing, and he who has expressed an
opinion for clearing, may express an opinion