Vol 17.43 - Pirkei Avot Chapter 3

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Summary

(5739) Mishnah 2: "Pray for the integrity of the government; for were it not for the fear of its authority, a man would swallow his neighbor alive" -

The precise expression "swallow [[him] alice" which is averted by praying for the integrity of the government.

The connection to the case after this: "Two who sit and no words of Torah pass between them etc"