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The Greedy and Unjust Judge

Everyone’s teeth are sensitive to acidity, except judges, who are sensitive to sweetness (they love bribes).

If a judge takes a bribe (Saadi mentioned Cucumbers), he will rule in your favor unjustly (as if it were your right) with ten fields of land (Saadi mentioned watermelon fields)

Arabic Translation

أسنان الجميع حساسة للحموضة، إلا القضاة، فهم حساسون للحلاوة (يحبون الرشاوى)

إذا قبل القاضي رشوة (ذكر سعدي الخيار)، فسيحكم لصالحك ظلماً (وكأنها حقك) بعشرة حقول من الأرض (ذكر سعدي حقول البطيخ)

Persian text

همه‌ کس را دندان به ترشی کند شود مگر قاضیان را که به شیرینی

قاضی چو به‌ رشوت بخورد پنج خیار
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