Midrash su Deuteronomio 27:21

Our Rabbis were taught: "A man shall always sell all that he possesses to marry the daughter of a scholar. For even if he dies, or is exiled, he may rest assured that his sons will also be learned men; but he shall not take in wedlock a daughter of an Am Ha'aretz; for if he die or be exiled, his children will also be Amai Ha'aretz." Our Rabbis were taught: "A man shall always sell all that he possesses to marry the daughter of a scholar; and he shall also try to marry his daughter to a learned man. The latter act is likened unto clusters of grapes combined with berries of a thorn, which combination is improper (Ib. b) and unbecoming." Our Rabbis were taught: "A man shall always sell all that he possesses to marry the daughter of a learned man. If he cannot find the daughter of a learned man, let him marry the daughter of one of the prominent men of his day. If he cannot find the daughter of a prominent man of his day, let him marry the daughter of one of the chiefs of the congregation. If he cannot find the daughter of one of the chiefs of the congregation, let him marry the daughter of a manager of a charity organization. If he cannot find the daughter of a manager of a charity organization, then let him marry the daughter of a school master (teacher); but he shall not marry the daughter of au Am Ha'aretz, for they are abominable and their wives, creeping things. Concerning their daughters, the passage says (Deu. 27, 21) Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. Our Rabbis were taught: "Six things are said respecting the Am Ha'aretz: No testimony is to be intrusted to him; no testimony is to be accepted from him; no secret is to be disclosed to him; he is not to be appointed administrator over the Kuppah; and he shall not be used as an escort on a journey. Some say also that no public notice is to be given of his lost property." But the former Rabbi contends that he may happen to have good children, to whom the passage would apply (Job 26, 17) He may prepare, but the righteous will clothe himself [therewith].