ice, and the acts of the pious."

3. Antigonus of Soco received (the law) from Simon the Just. He used to
say, "be not as servants, who serve their master for the sake of receiving
a reward, but be like servants who serve their master without the view of
receiving a reward; and let the fear of heaven be upon you."

4. Jose, son of Joezer of Zeredah, and Jose, son of Jochanan of Jerusalem,
received (the oral law) from him. Jose, son of Joezer of Zeredah, said,
"let thy house be a house of assembly for the wise, and dust thyself with
the dust of their feet, and drink their words in thirstiness."

5. Jose, son of Jochanan of Jerusalem, said, "let thy house be wide open,
and let the poor be thy children. Discourse not much with women, not even
with thy wife, much less with thy neighbor's wife." Hence the wise men
say, "whoever converses much with women brings evil on himself, neglects
the study of the law, and at last will inherit hell."

6. Joshua, son of Perechiah, and Natai the Arbelite received the oral law
from them. Joshua, son of Perechiah, said, "get thyself a master, and
obtain a companion, and judge all mankind with favor."

7. Natai the Arbelite said, "withdraw from an evil neighbor, and associate
not with the wicked, neither flatter thyself to escape punishment."

8. Judah, son of Tabai, and Simon, son of Shetach, received it of them.
Judah, son of Tabai, said, "consider not thyself as the arranger of the
law, and when the parties are before thee in judgment, consider them as
guilty; but when they are departed from thee, consider them as innocent,
when they have acquiesced in the sentence."

9. Simon, son of Shetach, said, "be extremely careful in the examination
of witnesses, and be cautious in thy words, lest they from thence should
learn to utter a falsehood."

10. Shemaiah and Abtalyon(468) received it from them. Shemaiah said, "love
thy business and hate dominion, and be unknown to government."

11. Abtalyon said, "ye Sages, be cautious of your words, lest ye be doomed
to captivity, and carried captive to a place of bad waters, and the
disciples who follow you should drink of them, by which means the name of
God may be profaned."

12. Hillel and Shammai received it of them. Hillel said, "be thou of the
disciples of Aaron, who loved peace, and pursued peace, so that thou love
mankind, and allure them to the study of the law."

13. He used to say, "whoever aggrandizes his name, destroys his name, an