| 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. |
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| 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. |