80.
One who interrupted his Torah study for trivial matters, his
rectification is to get up at midnight.
81.
One who hates falsehood as he would an abomination, he will have
passion to learn.
82.
A book that a wicked person learned from, do not learn from it, for
the letters of the book will make you wicked.
83.
When you hear Torah or moral instruction from someone, and in you
heart you gain no respect for him, it is certain that he is a fool.
84.
Torah (learning) for which you incur expenses, through this it will
not be forgotten from you.
85.
One who chases after the desires of his heart, through this you will
find him alluded to in all the passages of the Torah –
disparagingly.
86.
One who separates himself from the Torah connects to the Satan.
87.
Two Torah scholars who honor each other in legal study for the sake
of the Divine Presence, and in humility, G-d grants them success, and
they rise to greatness, and merit to the Torah that was given by
G-d's right hand, and merit to things given through the right hand of
the Torah.
88.
A Torah scholar who avenges and is spiteful like a snake -- cling to
him, for in the end you will benefit from his learning.
89.
It is forbidden to learn from one who is drawn to idol-worship, and
one who learns from him is liable to the death penalty.
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