116 Torah Book & Portion, Book of Leviticus, Kedoshim (Leviticus 19:1–20:27), Source Book Keys, LEHRMAN LEVITICUS | 19:15 fairly — LEV437 Humility will occasion a sense of justice ... LEV437 Humility will occasion a sense of justice in all things. It will teach a man to be scrupulously honest in all he does and not to take any unfair advantage of the ignorance or trust of another. It will instill in him the determination to loathe any usurious transaction and abhor exploitation in business and all other kinds of fraudulent dealing. Few vices come more under the lash than the abuse of the confidence placed in us by a trusting fellow-man [this verse, Leviticus xxv. 14; Deut. xvi. 19; xxv. 16; Isa. xxxii. 7; Jer. xxii. 15; Zech. vii. 9-10; Hab. ii. 6-11; Prov. xxi. 21; xiv. 34; xxviii. 8; Job xxxi. 7; Ps. xv; Talmud: Sanhed. 25a; Kidd. 56b; Hull. 94a). To be impartial is only the passive side of justice and is not enough. Justice has an active side also; this is to right wrong and to vindicate the cause of the oppressed. Isaiah is fond of describing the justice of God side-by-side with His Holiness (xxvi.9) Share Print Source KeyLEHRMANVerse19:15Keyword(s)fairlySource Page(s)261 Switch article LEVITICUS | 19:15 deference — LEV431 "Do not favor the poor nor show deference ... Previous Article LEVITICUS | 19:15 fairly — LEV436 Greater is Torah than the cohen's realm an... Next Article