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Justice and Mercy

“A King had empty glasses. The king then said, “If I put inside them hot liquids they will break; cold liquids and they will contract. So what the king did was to mix hot and the cold together so they were able to coexist. So said the Holy One blessed be He, “If I create a world with only the attribute of compassion there will be much sin. If I create a world with only justice how will the world be able to stand?  Rather I am creating it with the attributes of justice and mercy so that it should stand.”  -Beresheit Rabbah 10

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