Have but one God: thy knees were sore
If bent in prayer to three or four.
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Adore no images save those
The coinage of thy country shows.
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Take not the Name in vain. Direct
Thy swearing unto some effect.
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Thy hand from Sunday work be held—
Work not at all unless compelled.
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Honor thy parents, and perchance
Their wills thy fortunes may advance.
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Kill not—death liberates thy foe
From persecution’s constant woe.
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Kiss not thy neighbor’s wife. Of course
There’s no objection to divorce.
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To steal were folly, for ’tis plain
In cheating there is greater gain.
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Bear not false witness. Shake your head
And say that you have “heard it said.”
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Who stays to covet ne’er will catch
An opportunity to snatch.