With a malicious man carry on no conflict, and do not molest him in any way whatever.

Choose a wife who is of character, because that one is good who in the end is more respected.

Practice no sloth, so that the duty and good work, which it is necessary for thee to do, may not remain undone.

Bear no improper envy, so that thy life may not become tasteless.

Commit no lustfulness, so that harm and regret may not reach thee from thine own actions.

Suffer no anxiety, for he who is a sufferer of anxiety becomes regardless of enjoyment of the world and the spirit, and contraction happens to his body and soul.

Indulge in no wrathfulness, for a man when he indulges in wrath becomes then forgetful of his duty and good works . . . and sin and crime of every kind occur unto his mind, and until the subsiding of the wrath he is said to be just like Ahareman.

Form no covetous desire, so that the demon of greediness may not deceive thee, and the treasure of the world may not be tasteless to thee.

Commit no slander; so that infamy and wickedness may not happen unto thee.

Make thyself pure, 0 righteous man! Anyone in the world here below can win purity for himself, namely, when he cleanses himself with Good Thoughts, Good Words, and Good Deeds.