Chapter 144 – Honor due the Teacher, the Scholar, the Aged, and the Priest
144.1) Revere your teacher more than your father.
144.2) Honor learned men in the Torah.
144.3) When walking in threes, a rabbi should walk in the center with the oldest on his right and the other on his left.
144.4) It is a great sin to hate or disrespect men learned in the Torah.
144.5) If a scholar is selling merchandise, he is allowed to sell his merchandise before someone else who is selling the same thing.
144.6) A scholar of Torah is exempt from taxations and assessments.
144.7) A scholar who slights the Divine commands and is not G-d-fearing is treated as a worthless man.
144.8) If a kohen (priest) and Israelite are equally learned, give precedence to the kohen.
144.9) Do not make servile use of a kohen.