government, רשות. The authorities (so 2:3 below). It is dangerous to become known to the authorities, or it is corrupting. Probably here the latter is meant; as Shemaiah was very well known to the authorities. 11. Wise. The teachers, Rabbis; see above, 1:4. To expound Torah wrongly is to promote the transgression of its precepts. If, as the divine retribution for doing so, a teacher is exiled to a place of evil waters, i.e. a place where there is no sound teaching of Torah, he may perpetuate his