A protest against another fault in judging. Haste is hardly less evil than corruption. “Audi alteram partern “should be the rule of every judge.
His neighbor - The other party to the suit “searcheth,” i. e., scrutinizes and detects him.
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Proverbs 18:17
17 He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.