Masechet Avot (Ethics of the Fathers), perek bet (chapter two), Mishnah heh, mishnah sh', Hu haya omer (He used to say), Hillel Hazaken (Hillel the Elder), t', Ein bor yerei chet (An ignorant person does not fear sin), somebody to look after how he could copy Thirdly,
Velo habayshan lamed, a shy person doesn't have the ability to become learned, doesn't have the ability to become a talmid chacham (Torah scholar). Being shy, being bashful, being somebody who hides away is generally praiseworthy, but when it comes to Talmud Torah, when it comes to learning, a person should never be afraid to be embarrassed or ashamed, or to ask a question that people may laugh at him. That can hold him back from doing things that are improper in terms of business dealings, in terms of stealing from other people. Somebody who is a bor—a boor is somebody with no knowledge of Torah and also with no good character traits. That type of person cannot become a yerei chet; he can't have fear of sin because he lacks the basic morals. If you don't know something, you have to search it out.
Velo am ha'aretz chasid, an unlearned person, an am ha'aretz, it's impossible for him to become a chasid, a pious person. You have to be like somebody who's thirsty for Torah. He could be someone with good midot, with good character traits, and therefore maybe he won't sin because of it. He won't take advantage of other people, but the fact that he lacks knowledge of Torah and is ignorant in Torah means that even if somebody looks at you funny because you have a certain type of question, you have to go out there, be bold, and ask your question.
Velo hakapdan melamed. Somebody who's a kapdan means he doesn't know basic halacha (Jewish law). If he doesn't know basic halacha, he won't follow the laws properly. In addition to that, he's somebody who doesn't have a Rabbi, a teacher, and therefore he doesn't have a model, and therefore it can't be that he has any fear of sin because he doesn't have basic morality. Somebody who is tough, short-tempered, and gets angry very quickly can't be a melamed, can't be a teacher, because the students are going to be too afraid to ask him the proper questions because they're nervous about his reaction. So someone who's too tough on his students and doesn't have patience with them shouldn't be a teacher, because a teacher has to encourage questions, be patient, and explain things, even if he has to review them over and over again.
Velo kol hamarbeh bis'chorah machkim. We know that there's an obligation to be involved in business, and somebody who is too involved in business is never going to become wise, as we learned earlier on in the Mishnayot. It's a praiseworthy action to have a livelihood, but when somebody is too involved in business, when it's all they think about, they eat, sleep, and drink business, that's the problem; that becomes an issue. If they're a workaholic, they're never going to have the time to focus on Torah learning, and therefore they're not going to be successful with Torah studies.
In a place where there are no leaders, you have to strive to be a leader, even if it's not your nature and you're not somebody who puts himself out there. Uvmakom she'ein anashim, hishtadel lihyot ish. And you're not somebody who likes the attention. If there's nobody there and great men are absent, a person has to step up to the plate and do what he needs in order to take the mantle of leadership and spread Torah, spread Yirat Shamayim (fear of Heaven), and help out the people if need be.