[Between] his own lost article and his father’s lost article —- his own lost article takes precedence; [between] his own lost article and his teacher’s lost article —- his own takes precedence. [Between] his father’s lost article and his teacher’s lost article —- his teacher’s takes precedence, for his father brought him into this world, whereas his teacher —- who taught him wisdom —- brings him into the life of the World to Come. If his father is a scholar, however, his father’s takes precedence.  [If] his father and his teacher were carrying a load, he should put down his teacher’s, and afterwards put down his father’s.  [If] his father and his teacher were in captivity, he should ransom his teacher, and afterwards ransom his father. If his father was a scholar, however, he should ransom his father, and afterwards ransom his teacher.