150 C.E.), were Isaac Nappacha (the smith) and R. Abin Naggara
(the carpenter). Many were merchants and others
agriculturists. Generally, the Rabbi studied during
two-thirds of the day, and worked at his trade during the
remainder. Those engaged in agriculture would study in the
winter and till the soil in the summer. Consult Franz
Delitzch, _Jewish Artisan Life in the Time of Christ_; and S.
Meyer, _Arbeit und Handwerk im Talmud_, Berlin, 1878.

15. R. Eleazer, the son of Shammua (25), said, "Let the honor of thy
disciple be as dear to thee as thine own, and the honor of thine
associate be like the fear of thy master, and the fear of thy master
like the fear of Heaven."

(25) He lived about 150 C.E.

16. R. Judah (26) said, "Be cautious in study, for an error in study
may amount to presumptuous sin" (27).

(26) R. Judah ben Ilai lived about 140 C.E.

(27) Cf. Chapter III, 10.

17. R. Simeon (28) said, "There are three crowns: the crown of
_Torah_, the crown of priesthood, and the crown of royalty; but the
crown of a good name excels them all."

(28) On R. Simeon ben Yochai, see chapter III, n. 12.

18. R. Nehorai (29) said, "Betake thyself to a home of the _Torah_