e days of thy life (are) this world; all the days of thy life
(include) the days of the Messiah."

Chapter II

1. "If one who is reading in the Law when the time comes for praying
intends it in his heart?" "He is free." "But if not?" "He is not free."
"At the end of the sections one salutes out of respect, and responds; but
in the middle of a section he salutes from fear, and responds." Such are
the words of R. Mair. R. Judah says, "in the middle he salutes from fear,
and responds out of respect; at the end he salutes out of respect, and
repeats peace to every man."

2. The intervals of the sections are between the first blessing and the
second--between the second and "Hear, O Israel;" between "Hear" and "it
shall come to pass;"(16) between "and it shall come to pass" and "and he
said;"(17) between "and he said" and "it is true and certain."(18) Said R.
Judah, "between 'and he said' and 'it is true and certain,' none is to
pause." R. Joshua, the son of Korcha, said, "Why does the (section)
'Hear,' etc., precede 'and it shall come to pass'? 'That one may take on
himself the kingdom of heaven, before he take on himself the yoke of the
commandments.' Why does (the section) 'and it shall come to pass' precede
'and he said'? Because 'and it shall come to pass' may be practised by day
and by night;(19) but 'and he said,' etc., only by day."(20)

3. He who recites the Shemah so as not to be audible to his own ears, is
legally free.(21) R. Jose says "he is not legally free." "If he has said
it without grammar and pronunciation?" R. Jose says "he is legally free."
R. Judah says "he is not legally free." "If he said it irregularly?" "He
is not legally free." "In recitation he mistook?" "He must recommence from
the place where he mistook."

4. Laborers may recite the Shemah on the top of a tree, or of a wall, but
they are not allowed to do so with the prayer.(22)

5. A bridegroom is exempted from reciting the Shemah on the first night of
marriage, and, even until the expiration of the Sabbath if the marriage be
not complete. It happened that Rabban Gamaliel recited on the first night.
His disciples said to him, "hast thou not taught us, our master, that a
bridegroom is exempted from reciting Shemah on the first night?" He said
to them, "I will not hear you, to deprive myself of the yoke of the
kingdom of heaven even one hour."

6. He (R. Gamaliel) bathed on the first night of his wife's death. His
disciples said to hi