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פרק ה משנה יב
 ארבע מדות בתלמידים

There are four measures of students:

מהר לשמוע [One who is] quick to listen
ומהר לאבד and quick to lose,
יצא שכרו בהפסדו

his rewards are offset through his losses;

קשה לשמוע וקשה לאבד [one who finds it] difficult to listen and difficult to lose,
יצא הפסדו בשכרו

his losses are offset through his rewards;

ממהר לשמוע וקשה לאבד [one who is] quick to listen an [finds it] difficult to lose;
חכם is wise;
קשה לשמוע וממהר לאבד [one who finds it] difficult to listen and quick to lose
זה חלק רע

this is [a student with] a bad lot.

 

פרק ה משנה יג

ארבע מדות בנותני צדקה  There are four measures of givers of charity:
הרוצה שיתן One who wants to give
ולא יתנו אחרים and and that others not give,
עינו רעה בשל אחרים

he has a negative view of that of others;

יתנו אחרים והוא לא יתן [One who wants] others to give, and that he not give,
עינו רעה בשלו he has a negative view of his own;
יתן ויתנו אחרים [One who wants] wants to give, and that others give,
חסיד is a pious person;
לא יתן ולא יתנו אחרים [One who wants] not to give and that others not give,
רשע is a wicked person.

 

 

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