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The Sharia of Moses in the TORA
Part 2 - The 365 Prohibitions of the Tora
315 - CURSING A JUDGE
By this prohibition, it is forbidden to curse a judge.*
Speaking of the commandments for the transgression of which one is not punished even by whipping, Maimonides says: “Prohibitions of this kind are all those that involve no act. But there are the following exceptions: (First,) swearing falsely, because it is gross neglect of man’s duty… (Secondly,) changing an animal devoted to the Sanctuary for another… (Thirdly,) cursing a person by the name of God, because many dread the effect of a curse more than bodily harm.”*