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land, nor beasts, nor pasture : distinguish your own from another's property, and be content 

 with what you possess. Never imagine evil. Let not your eyes rest on improper objects, nor 

 men, nor women, nor dances, nor shows. 



4. Listen not to evil discourse, nor to any thing but the praises of the Creator, nor to 

 tales, nor gossip, nor calumny, nor music, nor singing, except hymns ; but then the only 

 musical accompaniment must be in the mind. 



5. Never covet any thing, either of body or wealth : take not of another. God is the 

 giver of all things, as your trust is in him so shall you receive. 



6. When asked what you are, declare yourself a Sadh, speak not of caste, engage not 

 in controversy, hold firm your faith, put not your hope in men. 



7. Wear white garments, use no pigments, nor collyrium, nor dentifrice, nor Mehndi, 

 nor mark your person, nor your forehead with sectarial distinctions, nor wear chaplets, or 

 rosaries, or jewels. 



8. Never eat nor drink intoxicating substances, nor chew paw, nor smell perfumes, nor 

 smoke tobacco, nor chew nor smell opium, hold not up your hands, bow not down your 

 head in the presence of idols or of men. 



9. Take no life away, nor offer personal violence, nor give damnatory evidence, nor 

 seize any thing by force. 



10. Let a man wed one wife and a woman one husband, let not a man eat of a woman's 

 leavings, but a woman may of a man's, as may be the custom. Let the woman be obedient 

 to the man. 



11. Assume not the garb of a mendicant, nor solicit alms, nor accept gifts. Have 

 no dread of necromancy, neither have recourse to it. Know before you confide. The 

 meetings of the Pious are the only places of pilgrimage, but understand who are the Pious 

 before you so salute them. 



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