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of the poor provokes the one who made him.” You shall not speak evil: “For do not love,” he says, “to speak evil, lest you be rooted out.” Nor shall you bear a grudge: “For the ways of the grudge-bearing lead to death.” You shall not be double-minded nor double-tongued: “For a man’s own lips are a strong snare for him.” And: “A talkative man will not be guided aright upon the earth.” Your word shall not be empty: “For you will give an account for every idle word.” You shall not lie: “For you will destroy,” he says, “all who speak lies.” You shall not be covetous nor a plunderer: “For woe,” he says, “to the one who covets his neighbor with evil covetousness.” You shall not be a hypocrite, lest you place your portion with them. You shall not be malicious nor arrogant: “For the Lord opposes the arrogant.” You shall not show partiality in judgment, because: “The judgment is the Lord’s.” You shall not hate any man. “You shall surely rebuke your brother, and not bear sin because of him.” And: “Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.” Flee from every evil and from everything like it: “For abstain,” he says, “from what is unjust, and terror will not come near you.” Do not become angry, nor envious, nor jealous, nor frenzied, nor rash, lest you suffer the fate of Cain and of Saul and of Joab: for the one killed his brother Abel because he was found to be preferred by God and because his sacrifice was accepted, the other persecuted the holy David who had conquered Goliath the Philistine, being jealous at the praise of the dancing women, and the other killed the two generals, Abner of Israel and Amasa of Judah. Do not be an augur, for it leads to idolatry: “For divination,” says Samuel, “is a sin,” and “There shall be no augury in Jacob, nor divination in Israel.” You shall not be an enchanter or one who purifies your son, you shall not practice divination by sounds or by signs, nor shall you practice augury, nor shall you learn wicked things; for the law forbade all these things. Do not be a desirer of evil things, for you will be led into an immoderation of sins. You shall not be foul-mouthed nor high-eyed nor a drunkard; for from these things come fornication and adultery. Do not be a lover of money, lest you serve mammon instead of God. Do not be vainglorious, nor high-minded, nor haughty, for from all these things boastings are born; remember the one who said: “Lord, my heart was not exalted, nor were my eyes lifted up, nor did I walk in great things, nor in wonders beyond me; if not

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τῶν πένητα παροξύνει τὸν ποιήσαντα αὐτόν.» Oὐ κακολογήσεις· «Μὴ ἀγάπα γάρ, φησί, κακο λογεῖν, ἵνα μὴ ἐξαρθῇς.» Oὐδὲ μνησικακήσεις· «Ὁδοὶ γὰρ μνησικάκων εἰς θάνατον.» Oὐκ ἔσῃ δίγνωμος οὐδὲ δίγλωσσος· «Παγὶς γὰρ ἰσχυρὰ ἀνδρὶ τὰ ἴδια χείλη.» Καὶ· «Ἀνὴρ γλωσσώδης οὐ κατευθυνθήσεται ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.» Oὐκ ἔσται ὁ λόγος σου κενός· «Περὶ παντὸς γὰρ λόγου ἀργοῦ δώσετε λόγον.» Oὐ ψεύσῃ· «Ἀπολεῖς γάρ, φησί, πάντας τοὺς λαλοῦντας τὸ ψεῦδος.» Oὐκ ἔσῃ πλεονέκτης οὐδὲ ἅρπαξ· «Oὐαὶ γάρ, φησίν, ὁ πλεονεκτῶν τὸν πλησίον πλεονεξίαν κακήν.» Oὐκ ἔσῃ ὑποκριτής, ἵνα μὴ τὸ μέρος σου μετ' αὐτῶν θῇς. Oὐκ ἔσῃ κακοήθης οὐδὲ ὑπερήφανος· «Ὑπερηφά νοις γὰρ Κύριος ἀντιτάσσεται.» Oὐ λήψῃ πρόσωπον ἐν κρίσει, ὅτι· «Τοῦ Κυρίου ἡ κρίσις.» Oὐ μισήσεις πάντα ἄνθρωπον. «Ἐλεγμῷ ἐλέγξεις τὸν ἀδελφόν σου καὶ οὐ λήψῃ δι' αὐτὸν ἁμαρτίαν.» Καὶ· «Ἔλεγχε σοφὸν καὶ ἀγαπήσει σε.» Φεῦγε ἀπὸ παντὸς κακοῦ καὶ ἀπὸ παντὸς ὁμοίου αὐτῷ· «Ἄπεχε γάρ, φησίν, ἀπὸ ἀδίκου, καὶ τρόμος οὐκ ἐγγιεῖ σοι.» Μὴ γίνου ὀργίλος μηδὲ βάσκανος μηδὲ ζηλωτὴς μηδὲ μανικὸς μηδὲ θρασύς, μὴ πάθῃς τὰ τοῦ Καν καὶ τὰ τοῦ Σαοὺλ καὶ τὰ τοῦ Ἰωάβ· ὅτι ὃς μὲν ἀπέκτεινεν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ τὸν Ἄβελ διὰ τὸ πρόκριτον αὐτὸν εὑρε θῆναι παρὰ Θεῷ καὶ διὰ τὸ προσδεχθῆναι τὴν θυσίαν αὐτοῦ, ὃς δὲ τὸν ὅσιον ∆αυὶδ ἐδίωκεν νικήσαντα τὸν Γολιὰθ τὸν Φιλιστιαῖον, ζηλώσας ἐπὶ τῇ τῶν χορευτριῶν εὐφημίᾳ, ὃς δὲ τοὺς δύο στρατηλάτας ἀνεῖλεν, τὸν Ἀβεννὴρ τὸν τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ καὶ τὸν Ἀμεσσὰ τὸν τοῦ Ἰούδα. Μὴ γίνου οἰωνοσκόπος, ὅτι ὁδηγεῖ πρὸς εἰδωλολα τρείαν· «Oἰώνισμα δέ, φησὶν ὁ Σαμουήλ, ἁμαρτία ἐστίν», καὶ «Oὐκ ἔσται οἰωνισμὸς ἐν Ἰακὼβ οὐδὲ μαντεία ἐν Ἰσραήλ.» Oὐκ ἔσῃ ἐπ-δων ἢ περικαθαίρων τὸν υἱόν σου, οὐ κληδονιεῖς οὐδὲ οἰωνισθήσῃ οὐδὲ ὀρνεοσκοπήσεις οὐδὲ μαθήσῃ μαθήματα πονηρά· ταῦτα γὰρ ἅπαντα καὶ ὁ νόμος ἀπεῖπεν. Μὴ γίνου ἐπιθυμητὴς κακῶν, ὁδηγηθήσῃ γὰρ εἰς ἀμετρίαν ἁμαρτημάτων. Oὐκ ἔσῃ αἰσχρολόγος οὐδὲ ·ιψόφθαλμος οὐδὲ μέθυσος· ἐκ γὰρ τούτων πορνεῖαι καὶ μοιχεῖαι γίνονται. Μὴ γίνου φιλάργυρος, ἵνα μὴ ἀντὶ Θεοῦ δουλεύσῃς τῷ μαμωνᾷ. Μὴ γίνου κενόδοξος μηδὲ μετέωρος μηδὲ ὑψηλόφρων, ἐκ γὰρ τούτων ἁπάντων ἀλαζο νεῖαι γεννῶνται· μνήσθητι τοῦ εἰπόντος· «Κύριε, οὐχ ὑψώθη ἡ καρδία μου, οὐδὲ ἐμετεωρίσθησαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου, οὐδὲ ἐπορεύθην ἐν μεγάλοις οὐδὲ ἐν θαυμασίοις ὑπὲρ ἐμέ· εἰ μὴ