Rabbi me'ir omer. Kol ha'osek battorah lishmah, zocheh lidvarim harbeh, velo od ella shekkol ha'olam kullo keda hu lo, nikra rea', ahuv, ohev et hammakom, ohev et habberiyot, mesammeach et hammakom, mesammeach et habberiyot, umalbashto anavah veyir'ah, umachsharto lihyot tzaddik chasid yashar vene'eman, umerachakto min hachet, umekaravto lidei zechut, venehenin mimmennu etzah vetushiyah binah ugevurah, shenne'emar (mshl ch d). \"li etzah vetushiyah ani vinah li gevurah\", venotenet lo malchut umemshalah vechikkur din, umegallin lo razei torah, vena'aseh kema'yan hammitgabber uchenahar she'eino posek, vehoveh tzanu ve'erech ruach, umochel al elbono, umegaddalto umeromamto al kol hamma'asim.
Chapter 6 / Mishnah 1 - Pirkei Avot translated into english
The sages taught in the language of the mishnah. Blessed be He who chose them and their teaching. Rabbi Meir said: Whoever occupies himself with the Torah for its own sake, merits many things; not only that but he is worth the whole world.He is called beloved friend; one that loves God; one that loves humankind; one that gladdens God; one that gladdens humankind. And the Torah clothes him in humility and reverence, and equips him to be righteous, pious, upright and trustworthy; it keeps him far from sin, and brings him near to merit. And people benefit from his counsel, sound knowledge, understanding and strength, as it is said, “Counsel is mine and sound wisdom; I am understanding, strength is mine” (Proverbs 8:14). And it bestows upon him royalty, dominion, and acuteness in judgment. To him are revealed the secrets of the Torah, and he is made as an ever-flowing spring, and like a stream that never ceases. And he becomes modest, long-suffering and forgiving of insult. And it magnifies him and exalts him over everything.
The sages taught in the language of the Mishnah: (Rashi: "This (chapter) is a baraitha (traditions and opinions of Tannaim not included in the Mishnah as compiled by R. Yehudah Hanassi). It is taught in the language of the Mishnah, but it is not Mishnah. And what did they teach? 'R. Meir says, etc.' And because until this point all of the chapters were Mishnah, it was necessary to apprise us that henceforward it is baraitha. And because these are words of aggadah and deal with Torah study, it was customary to say them in the synagogue together with the other chapters of tractate Avoth.")
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