'RLevitas [the] leader of Yavneh says: Be exceedingly humble in spirit, for the anticipated end of mortal man is worms.  R' Yochanan ben Beroka says: Whoever desecrates the Name of Heaven in secret, they will exact punishment from him in public. Unintentional and intentional, both are alike regarding desecration of the Name.

'RYishmael, son of [R' Yochanan ben Beroka], says: One who studies [Torah] in order to teach is given the means to study and to teach; but one who studies [Torah] in order to practice is given the means to study and to teach, to observe and to practice.  R' Tzadok says: Do not make [the words of Torah] into a crown in order to be glorified through them; nor a spade with which to dig.  So too, Hillel used to say: And one who makes use of the crown will pass [away]. From this you derive: whoever seeks personal benefit from the words of Torah removes his life from the world.

'RYose says: Whoever honors the Torah is himself honored by people; and whoever disgraces the Torah is himself disgraced by people.

'RYishmael, son of [R' Yose], says: One who withdraws from judgment removes from himself hatred, robbery, and [the re-sponsibility for] an unnecessary oath; but one who is too self-confident in issuing legal decisions is a fool, is wicked, and is ar-rogant of spirit.