(יג) ... "מַלְכָּהּ וְשָׂרֶיהָ בַגּוֹיִם אֵין תּוֹרָה."
אִם יֹאמַר לְךָ אָדָם יֵשׁ חָכְמָה בַּגּוֹיִם, תַּאֲמֵן, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב (עובדיה א, ח): וְהַאֲבַדְתִּי חֲכָמִים מֵאֱדוֹם וּתְבוּנָה מֵהַר עֵשָׂו.
יֵשׁ תּוֹרָה בַּגּוֹיִם, אַל תַּאֲמֵן, דִּכְתִיב: מַלְכָּהּ וְשָׂרֶיהָ בַגּוֹיִם אֵין תּוֹרָה.
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...“Its king and its princes are among the nations; there is no Torah.” (Lamentations 2:9).
If a person will say to you: ‘There is wisdom among the nations,’ believe it. That is what is written: “I will eliminate the wise from Edom, and understanding from the mountain of Esau” (Obadiah 1:8).
[If a person will say:] ‘There is Torah among the nations,’ do not believe it, as it is written: “Its king and its princes are among the nations; there is no Torah.”