Mishnah 14 - Chapter 2 - Pirkei Avot

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Mishnah 14 - Chapter 2 - Pirkei Avot

רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר (בֶּן עֲרָךְ) אוֹמֵר, הֱוֵי שָׁקוּד לִלְמוֹד תּוֹרָה, וְדַע מַה שֶּׁתָּשִׁיב לָאַפִּיקוֹרוֹס. וְדַע לִפְנֵי מִי אַתָּה עָמֵל. וְנֶאֱמָן הוּא בַּעַל מְלַאכְתְּךָ שֶׁיְּשַׁלֶּם לָךְ שְׂכַר פְּעֻלָּתָךְ:

Chapter 2 / Mishnah 14 : Transliterated Pirkei Avot

Rabbi el'azar (ben arach) omer, hevei shakud lilmod torah, veda mah shettashiv la'appikoros. Veda lifnei mi attah amel. Vene'eman hu ba'al melachtecha sheyeshallem lach sechar pe'ullatach.

Chapter 2 / Mishnah 14 - Pirkei Avot translated into English

Rabbi Elazar said:Be diligent in the study the torah; And know how to answer an epicuros, And know before whom you toil, and that your employer is faithful, for He will pay you the reward of your labor.

Description / commentaries - Pirkei Avot - Mishnah 14 - Chapter 2

R. Elazar says: Be diligent in learning Torah and know what to reply to an apikores, [from "hefker" (ownerless), one who shames the Torah and regards it as if it were hefker. Or: He makes himself hefker, not pitying his soul, not feeling that evil will come upon him for shaming the Torah or its learners.], and know before whom you toil, [in this reply that you make to the apikores that he not entice you to his beliefs] and your Employer is trusted to pay you for your labor.

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