proverb · Legacy record
The court is very merciful when the accused is rich.
The court is very merciful when the accused is rich.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
A court especially merciful toward a rich accused person questions unequal treatment through wealth. The saying presents leniency as potentially connected with status.
What the words are saying
A critical interpretation does not assert a universal legal outcome or judge a particular court or defendant. A useful application examines actual evidence of unequal treatment and fair process. The source’s claim is not itself a verified institutional finding or a legal standard.
Everyday example
A reader asks whether comparable situations received comparable treatment instead of assuming status settled the outcome.
When to use it
Use it critically to examine fairness with particular evidence.
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What it does not mean
No universal judicial bias, case outcome or legal rule is established.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided wisdom reference (2014 AD)
Supplied reference B; unit 542; PDF page 50; collection label: Hebrew
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.
- Culture
- Hebrew