Mishnah for Bekhorot 60:26
בית שמאי אומרים
If, however, he promised to observe the rules of levitical purity but not cleanness of hands, then even his promise to observe the rules of levitical purity is not regarded as a genuine promise.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For, if he will not undertake to keep a simple matter like the washing of hands, then we can have no confidence in his promise to observe other levitical restrictions.');"><sup>11</sup></span>
Mishnah Demai
One who takes upon himself to become a “chaver” may not sell to an am haaretz either moist or dry [produce], nor may he buy from him moist [produce], nor may he be the guest of an am haaretz, nor may he host an am haaretz as a guest while [the am haaretz] is wearing his own garment. Rabbi Judah says: he may not also raise small animals, nor may make a lot of vows or merriment, nor may he defile himself by contact with the dead. Rather he should be an attendant at the house of study. They said to him: these [requirements] do not come within the general rule [of being a chaver].
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