1 Does any one of you, when he has a matter against his neighbor, dare to go to court before the unrighteous and not before the kedoshim?
2 Don’t you know that the kedoshim will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to judge trivial matters?
3 Don’t you know that we will judge angels? How much more the matters of this life!
4 So if you have courts for matters of this life, why do you appoint as judges those who have no standing in the community?
5 I say this to put you to shame! Isn’t there even one wise man among you who will be able to settle disputes between his brethren?
6 Instead, a brother goes to court against a brother—and before unbelievers at that!
7 Therefore, it is already an utter failure for you that you have lawsuits among yourselves. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?