“And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place.”
So he went back to Judah and said: I didn't find her. Besides, the men who lived there said, there hasn't been any shrine prostitute there. Then Judah said: let her keep what she has, or we will become a laughingstock. After all, I did send her this young goat, but you didn't find her. Judah's decision to let the matter go — we will become a laughingstock — is motivated by the desire to avoid public shame, not by justice. The application: the decision to let go of what has been taken from you, motivated by shame avoidance rather than justice, leaves the injustice unaddressed.
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