misery, and misery to crime; and once a prisoner, the idler will be forced to labor even on the Sabbath". "It is not the trade followed but the merit of the workman which makes him rich or poor". Other maxims of his, on study and the fear of the Lord, have been transmitted by Johanan: "Learn the ways of the Lord with thy whole heart and with thy whole soul"; "Watch at the gates of the Law"; "Keep the Law in thy heart"; "Let the fear of the Lord be always before thine eyes and keep thy tongue from evil words"; "Cleanse and make thyself pure that thou mayest stand without sin before the Lord, and He will be with thee" Meir reproved those who run after riches: "Man comes into the world with closed hands as though claiming ownership of everything; but he leaves it with hands open and limp, as if to show that he takes nothing with him. Yet if man has sought the best course in life, his reward awaits him beyond the grave; there he finds the table set for a feast of joy that will last through eternity". Meir's experience of the world was wide and varied, and the aggadah records several of his social maxims: Love the friend who admonishes thee and hate the one who flatters thee; for the former leads thee to life and the future world, while the latter puts thee out of the world." "Conciliate not thy friend in the hour of his passion; console him not when his dead is laid out before him; question him not in the hour of his vow; and strive to see him not in the hour of his disgrace". Meir was fond of discoursing upon traveling: If you've entered a city, follow after its customs. "Travelers should go in threes, for a single traveler is likely to be murdered; two are likely to quarrel; but three will always make their way in peace". Tomb According to the Jerusalem Talmud, Meir died in Assos and asked that his tomb be placed on the seashore. Tomb by the Sea of Galilee A tomb by the Sea of Galilee has been associated with a certain "Rabbi Meir" since at least 1210 CE, when Samuel ben Samson recorded that "Before we arrived in [Tiberias] we saw the tomb of Rabbi Meir"; however it cannot be the