[6] He also transmitted teachings in the name of Rav Nachman,[7] R. Matna,[8] and R. Hamnuna the Elder.
His strict honesty is shown by his teaching that a judge may not borrow anything from those who are under his jurisdiction, unless he is in a position to lend something in return, since otherwise he may be bribed by the kindness which has been done to him in the making of the loan.
[11] Several of his interpretations of Biblical passages have been preserved, some being his independent opinions,[12] while others were derived from his predecessors.
[13] It is told that he once met Elijah and asked him: "What is the Holy One, blessed be He, doing?"
R. Meir [is like a man who] found a pomegranate; he ate [the fruit] within it, and the peel he threw away!"