'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.