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רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, לֹא יִרְעֶה רַוָּק בְּהֵמָה, וְלֹא יִישְׁנוּ שְׁנֵי רַוָּקִים בְּטַלִּית אֶחָת. וַחֲכָמִים מַתִּירִין. כָּל שֶׁעִסְקוֹ עִם הַנָּשִׁים, לֹא יִתְיַחֵד עִם הַנָּשִׁים. וְלֹא יְלַמֵּד אָדָם אֶת בְּנוֹ אֻמָּנוּת בֵּין הַנָּשִׁים. רַבִּי מֵאִיר אוֹמֵר, לְעוֹלָם יְלַמֵּד אָדָם אֶת בְּנוֹ אֻמָּנוּת נְקִיָּה וְקַלָּה, וְיִתְפַּלֵּל לְמִי שֶׁהָעשֶׁר וְהַנְּכָסִים שֶׁלּוֹ, שֶׁאֵין אֻמָּנוּת שֶׁאֵין בָּהּ עֲנִיּוּת וַעֲשִׁירוּת, שֶׁלֹּא עֲנִיּוּת מִן הָאֻמָּנוּת וְלֹא עֲשִׁירוּת מִן הָאֻמָּנוּת, אֶלָּא הַכֹּל לְפִי זְכוּתוֹ. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן אֶלְעָזָר אוֹמֵר, רָאִיתָ מִיָּמֶיךָ חַיָּה וָעוֹף שֶׁיֵּשׁ לָהֶם אֻמָּנוּת, וְהֵן מִתְפַּרְנְסִין שֶׁלֹּא בְצַעַר. וַהֲלֹא לֹא נִבְרְאוּ אֶלָּא לְשַׁמְּשֵׁנִי, וַאֲנִי נִבְרֵאתִי לְשַׁמֵּשׁ אֶת קוֹנִי, אֵינוֹ דִין שֶׁאֶתְפַּרְנֵס שֶׁלֹּא בְצַעַר. אֶלָּא שֶׁהֲרֵעוֹתִי מַעֲשַׂי וְקִפַּחְתִּי אֶת פַּרְנָסָתִי. אַבָּא גֻרְיָן אִישׁ צַדְיָן אוֹמֵר מִשּׁוּם אַבָּא גֻרְיָא, לֹא יְלַמֵּד אָדָם אֶת בְּנוֹ, חַמָּר, גַּמָּל, סַפָּר, סַפָּן, רוֹעֶה, וְחֶנְוָנִי, שֶׁאֻמָּנוּתָן אֻמָּנוּת לִסְטִים. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר מִשְּׁמוֹ, הַחַמָּרִין, רֻבָּן רְשָׁעִים, וְהַגַּמָּלִין, רֻבָּן כְּשֵׁרִים. הַסַּפָּנִין, רֻבָּן חֲסִידִים. טוֹב שֶׁבָּרוֹפְאִים, לְגֵיהִנֹּם. וְהַכָּשֵׁר שֶׁבַּטַּבָּחִים, שֻׁתָּפוֹ שֶׁל עֲמָלֵק. רַבִּי נְהוֹרַאי אוֹמֵר, מַנִּיחַ אֲנִי כָּל אֻמָּנוּת שֶׁבָּעוֹלָם וְאֵינִי מְלַמֵּד אֶת בְּנִי אֶלָּא תוֹרָה, שֶׁאָדָם אוֹכֵל מִשְּׂכָרָהּ בָּעוֹלָם הַזֶּה וְקֶרֶן קַיֶּמֶת לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא. וּשְׁאָר כָּל אֻמָּנוּת אֵינָן כֵּן. כְּשֶׁאָדָם בָּא לִידֵי חֹלִי אוֹ לִידֵי זִקְנָה אוֹ לִידֵי יִסּוּרִין וְאֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לַעֲסֹק בִּמְלַאכְתּוֹ, הֲרֵי הוּא מֵת בְּרָעָב. אֲבָל הַתּוֹרָה אֵינָהּ כֵּן, אֶלָּא מְשַׁמַּרְתּוֹ מִכָּל רָע בְּנַעֲרוּתוֹ וְנוֹתֶנֶת לוֹ אַחֲרִית וְתִקְוָה בְזִקְנוּתוֹ. בְּנַעֲרוּתוֹ, מַה הוּא אוֹמֵר, (ישעיה מ) וְקֹוֵי ה' יַחֲלִיפוּ כֹחַ. בְּזִקְנוּתוֹ, מַהוּ אוֹמֵר, (תהלים צב) עוֹד יְנוּבוּן בְּשֵׂיבָה. וְכֵן הוּא אוֹמֵר בְּאַבְרָהָם אָבִינוּ עָלָיו הַשָּׁלוֹם, (בראשית כד) וְאַבְרָהָם זָקֵן, וַה' בֵּרַךְ אֶת אַבְרָהָם בַּכֹּל. מָצִינוּ שֶׁעָשָׂה אַבְרָהָם אָבִינוּ אֶת כָּל הַתּוֹרָה כֻּלָּהּ עַד שֶׁלֹּא נִתְּנָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר, (שם כו) עֵקֶב אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַע אַבְרָהָם בְּקֹלִי וַיִּשְׁמֹר מִשְׁמַרְתִּי מִצְוֹתַי חֻקּוֹתַי וְתוֹרֹתָי:

R. Yehudah says: A bachelor should not be a shepherd, and two bachelors should not sleep under one cover; and the sages permit it. [The halachah is in accordance with the sages, Israel not being suspect of homosexuality]. All whose trade is with women, [who have need of him], should not be alone with them, [even with many of them; for being familiar with him, they are likely to come to "cover up" for him (whereas with respect to men in general, we learned that one man may not be alone with two women, but he may be alone with three or four.) And Rambam explains that we do not permit him to be alone with women (even) for his subsistence, since his livelihood depends upon them.] R. Meir says: Let one always teach his son a clean, easy trade, and pray to Him who is the source of wealth and possessions. For there is no trade where there is not poverty and wealth. For poverty and wealth proceed not from one's trade but from one's merit. R. Shimon b. Elazar says: Did you ever see an animal or a bird with a trade? And yet they are fed without tribulation. Now they were created only to serve me, and I was created to serve my Creator. Does it not follow, then, that I should be fed without tribulation! But (it is otherwise only because) I have sullied my deeds and undermined my sustenance. Abba Guryan of Tzadyan said in the name of Abba Guria: Let one not teach his son to be an ass driver, a camel driver, a potter, a sailor, or a shop-keeper, for they are robbers' trades. [When they are on the road, they take wood and fruit from the vineyards. In addition, they are hired out by men, and they break their agreements. (a shepherd:) He grazes his animals in fields belonging to others. (a shop-keeper): He is "conversant" in cheating, in putting wine into water and chaff into grain. But one must teach his son a clean trade.] R. Yehudah says in his name: Most of the ass drivers are wicked. Most of the camel drivers are "kosher." Most of the sailors are "chassidim." The best of the doctors — to Gehinnom! The most "kosher" of the slaughterers — the partner of Amalek! R. Nehorai says: I leave (off from teaching) all the trades in the world, and I teach my son only Torah. For one eats of its reward in this world, with the principal left for the world to come. But with all the other trades it is not so. For when one becomes sick, or old, or beset with affliction, and he cannot engage in his trade, he dies of hunger. But with Torah, it is not so. For it protects him from all evil in his youth and gives him expectation and hope in his old age. In his youth — (Isaiah 40:31): "The hopers in the L-rd shall renew strength." In his old age — (Psalms 92:15): "They shall flourish again in old age." And thus do we find with our father Abraham, may peace be upon him, viz. (Genesis 24:1): "And Abraham was old … and the L-rd blessed Abraham with everything." We find that our father Abraham fulfilled the entire Torah before it was given, viz. (Genesis 26:5): "Because Abraham hearkened to My voice and heeded My charge, My statutes, and My laws."

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