Likutei Moharan 18:4/ליקוטי מוהר"ן י״ח:ד׳

14. And know! Faith always secures Malkhut and leadership so that an unsuitable stranger cannot take it. And know! Malkhut has its principal root in Chokhmah (wisdom), so that one can know how to lead and rule. This is why every king has wise men and advisors, as this is what establishes his kingdom and enables his country to survive.

2This is synonymous with (Deuteronomy 33:5), “There was a king in Yeshurun when the people’s leaders gathered themselves together.” In other words, by virtue of the “people’s leaders”—they are the minds and the wisdom—the concept of Malkhut is established. And, because of a love for the wise man, the kingdom is secured.

3But when the king feels some hatred for the wise men, let him know that [a decree has been issued] from heaven that he be removed from kingship. For the <kingdom> cannot survive <except through> wisdom, as in (Proverbs 29:4), “The king establishes the land with judgment,” and justice is synonymous with <wisdom>, as in (Leviticus 26:15), “If you come to grow tired of My judgments”—this is explained as someone who despises the sages (Rashi, loc. cit.).

4It follows, that when a person whose faith is incomplete because of [his] superstition comes to take the Malkhut and leadership for himself though he is undeserving of it, then the faith which surrounds and secures leadership so that a stranger cannot touch it, causes this person to hate the wise men, so that the Malkhut and leadership should not remain with him. And it certainly does not remain with him because, as explained, dominion mainly depends upon judgment.

5That is, unless the one who takes hold of the Malkhut strengthens himself with <great> atheism and heresy to the point where he separates faith from leadership, from the concept of dominion, from securing the <trait of> Malkhut. Then it is possible that the Malkhut could remain under his control. This is because there is no one to make him hate the wise men, for faith has been separated from the Malkhut .

6And this is: A bar emorai (a diver) went down to retrieve it. He sensed that one was trying to sever atmeh (his thigh).

7Bar EMORaI — This alludes to someone whose faith is not complete, <the concept of darkei ha’EMORI (superstition)> as explained above.

8ATMeh — corresponds to (Makkot 24a), “‘OTeM (Stops up) his ear from listening to blood[y words]’ (Isaiah 33:15) —he cannot listen to the denigration of a rabbinical scholar.” In other words, the birsha wanted to make him hate the wise men.

9He threw a flask of vinegar and it fled — “Vinegar” (ChoMeTZ) alludes to an increase of heresy, corresponding to (Psalms 73:21), “When my heart yitChaMeTZ (was in ferment).” Because of this, the birsha fled.