Translation:Mishnah/Seder Zeraim/Tractate Berakhot/Chapter 2/1/Translation

If one was reading [the Shema] in the Torah, and it came time to recite [the Shema]:

If he directed his heart [and intended to fulfill his obligation to recite the Shema as he read it], he has fulfilled his obligation.

And if not, he has not fulfilled his obligation.

At the breaks [between sections of the Shema], one may greet another out of honor and return a greeting,

And in the middle [of a section], one may greet out of fear and return a greeting.

These are the words of Rabbi Meir.

Rabbi Yehuda says:

In the middle, one may greet out of fear and return a greeting out of honor,

And at the breaks, one may greet out of honor and return a greeting to any person.