Bava Kamma 56a
Careful of Our Own Sins
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There is liability also in the case of one who hires
false witnesses, lest you say: Let the one who hired
them say: If the witnesses hear the statement of the
teacher, i.e., God, Who prohibited giving false testimony,
and the statement of the student, i.e., the one who hired
them, to whose statement should they listen?
Although the one who hired them encouraged these
witnesses to sin, ultimately it was they who transgressed
by not adhering to the instructions of God.
And based on this logic he should not be
liable even according to the laws of Heaven.
Therefore, in such a case he is
liable even according to the laws of Heaven.
false witnesses, lest you say: Let the one who hired
them say: If the witnesses hear the statement of the
teacher, i.e., God, Who prohibited giving false testimony,
and the statement of the student, i.e., the one who hired
them, to whose statement should they listen?
Although the one who hired them encouraged these
witnesses to sin, ultimately it was they who transgressed
by not adhering to the instructions of God.
And based on this logic he should not be
liable even according to the laws of Heaven.
Therefore, in such a case he is
liable even according to the laws of Heaven.