Sefer HaMiddot, An Informer

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א. מִי שֶׁאוֹמֵר מְסִירוּת עַל חֲבֵרוֹ, לְסּוֹף שֶׁיְּהֵא מְטֻלְטָל, וְשֹוֹנְאִים קָמִים עָלָיו, וְרוֹאֶה בְּעַצְמוֹ מַה שֶׁרָצָה לִרְאוֹת עַל חֲבֵרוֹ, וְכָל הַנִּסְמָכִין עָלָיו נוֹפְלִים, וּמִשְׁפַּחַת הַנִּרְדָּף לוֹקְחִין גְּדֻלָּתוֹ.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

Whoever informs against a fellow Jew to the authorities will in the end become a vagabond, have many opponents, and suffer that which he intended to bring upon that other person. Anyone connected with this informer will fall away, and whatever importance he may have had will be taken from him by the family of the wronged party.

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ב. מִי שֶׁמּוֹסֵר אֶת הַצַּדִּיק, יוֹרֵד מִנְּכָסָיו.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

Whoever informs against the Tzaddik to the authorities loses his material possessions.

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ג. מֻתָּר לַהֲרג אֶת הַמָּסוּר.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

Killing an informer is permissible.

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ד. אָסוּר לִמְסֹר אֲפִלּוּ אֶת הָרָשָׁע לַהֲרִיגָה.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

It is forbidden to hand over even a wicked person to be killed.