My child, remember both day and night the words God has spoken to you, and reverence Him as your Lord. For where there is lordship, there is the Lord. You shall seek out the faces of the saints each day, so that you may refresh yourself with their words. You shall not crave division, but shall make peace among those who fight; you shall judge righteously, without bias, and first reprove yourself for your own failings. You shall not be double-minded, whether it will be or not. (constantly second guessing your convictions)
You shall not be someone who stretches out their hands when receiving, but draws back their hands when it comes to giving. If you have, you will pay the redemption for your sins by means of your own hands. You will not hesitate to give, and when you give, you will not grumble, for you shall know who is the good paymaster of wages. You will not turn away the needy, but you will share everything with your brother, and you will not say that anything is your own. For if you are partners in the immortal, how much more so in the mortal?
You will not raise your hand against your son or daughter, but from their youth, you will teach them to fear God.
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Do not mistreat your servant or your handmaid who have hope in the same God as you, lest they turn away from your God due to your bitterness towards them. For God does not show favor one above another, but to those whom the spirit has prepared. But you who are servants will submit to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are benevolent and mild, but also to those who are harsh. For it is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they are aware of God. You will detest all forms of hypocrisy and everything that is not pleasing to the Lord. You shall not abandon the commandments of the Lord; you shall guard what you have received, neither adding to them nor taking away from them.
Confess your sins in the church, for you will not approach and pray with malice in your heart.
This is the path of life.