If There Is No Law in the World, There Is No Peace in the World (אִם אֵין מִשְׁפָּט בָּעוֹלָם אֵין שָׁלוֹם בָּעוֹלָם)
If There Is No Law in the World, There Is No Peace in the World (אִם אֵין מִשְׁפָּט בָּעוֹלָם אֵין שָׁלוֹם בָּעוֹלָם)

If There Is No Law in the World, There Is No Peace in the World

Without legal order and an effective system of law enforcement, there cannot be order in the world/ Without law, there is chaos

(Come and see how great is the power of justice, for if there is no justice in the world there is no peace in the world as it is said 'Truth and justice are the stability of your times' (Psalm 89:14), and so our Sages of blessed memory said (Avot 8:1), 'Pray for the welfare of the government, for were it not for the fear of it, each person would devour his fellow alive.' And there is no peace in a kingdom except through justice – Rabbeinu Bachya, Sefer Kad HaKemach, Dinim.)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אִם אֵין מִשְׁפָּט בָּעוֹלָם אֵין שָׁלוֹם בָּעוֹלָם

Definition (Hebrew)

לְלֹא סֵדֶר מִשְׁפָּטִי וּמַעֲרֶכֶת אֲכִיפַת חֻקִּים יְעִילָה לֹא יָכוֹל לִהְיוֹת סֵדֶר בָּעוֹלָם.

("בֹּא וּרְאֵה כַּמָּה גָּדוֹל כֹּחַ הַמִּשְׁפָּט שֶׁאִם אֵין מִשְׁפָּט בָּעוֹלָם אֵין שָׁלוֹם בָּעוֹלָם שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר אֱמֶת וּמִשְׁפַּט שָׁלוֹם שִׁפְטוּ בְּשַׁעֲרֵיכֶם, וְזֶהוּ שֶׁאָמְרוּ זַ"ל (אָבוֹת פָּג) הֱוֵי מִתְפַּלֵּל בִּשְׁלוֹמָהּ שֶׁל מַלְכוּת שֶׁאִלְמָלֵא מוֹרָאָהּ אִישׁ אֶת רֵעֵהוּ חַיִּים בָּלָעוּ. וְאֵין שָׁלוֹם בַּמַּלְכוּת אֶלָּא ע"י מִשְׁפָּט" – רַבֵּנוּ בְּחַיֵּי/סֵפֶר כַּד הַקֶּמַח, דִּינִין).

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