"[11] For the period of eternity exceeds the present time incomparably more than a thousand years exceeds one day. Nor can it be a matter of surprise that the Commandment is expressed in the lighter word, 'steal,' instead of 'rob.' In English translations, a new paragraph is started after each commandment. "[40] And He has reference to the latter in the words: "And he that shall say: 'Raca,' shall be in danger of the council. [2] The first person is the plaintiff who makes a false accusation: "Thou shalt not be a detractor nor a whisperer among the people. "[49] The opposite effect is had on those, even the perfect, who neither speak nor hear profitable things: "Evil communications corrupt good manners. 14. But if it happens that such are not bodily punished, they nevertheless cannot escape death of the soul. I am going to put this in a perspective that our youth today can fully grasp. Now, we know that a man's speech betrays from what region and country he comes from, thus: "Even thy speech doth discover thee. "[12] The fifth reason is that it destroys the love of God and neighbor, for says St. Augustine: "The more one loves, the less one covets," and also the more one covets, the less one loves. "[16] Again: "Then shalt thou abound in delights of the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face to God. "Flatterers and sycophants are among those who violate this Commandment, for by fawning and insincere praise they gain the hearing and good will of those whose favor. Lastly, we are given this Commandment in order to exercise works of kindliness to those who are subject to us. God’s commandments are part of the way of life that will produce peace forever! "The King's honor loveth judgment,"[33] that is to say, discretion. Thus, there are the examples of Samson (Judges, xvi) and Cato and certain virgins who threw themselves into the flames, as St. Augustine relates in "The City of God. "[5] For this Commandment includes all the preceding ones, inasmuch as the false witness may himself be the murderer or the thief, etc. Sometimes it is out of humility. Others worshipped the lower elements: "They imagined the fire or the wind to be gods. Avoidance of Servile Work.—"Neither do ye any work; sanctify the Sabbath day. "[2] Here "house," signifying height, refers to avarice, for "glory and wealth shall be in his house. Justice consists in doing good and avoiding evil. . He, finally, does an injury to other men. Some scholars think that both tablets contained identical copies of the same commands just we have two copies of a legal document. 13; Ps. To such lengths has this impiety been carried that one scarcely buys or sells, or transacts ordinary business of any sort, without having recourse to swearing, and who, even in matters the most unimportant and trivial, does not profane the most holy name of God thousands of times" ("Roman Catechism," "Second Commandment," 2). 17). He who is accustomed to telling lies is not believed even when he speaks the truth: "What can be made clean by the unclean? . . 28. For oaths have been instituted on account of human frailty. Thus, St. Ambrose says: "Give food to him that is dying of hunger; if you do not, you are his murderer.". how turn you again to the weak and needy elements? And rejecting God’s commands would have serious consequences. It is the same thing to say, "By God this is so," as to say, "May God punish me if it is not so!". God wants us to delight in His Word, enjoy his creation, celebrate beauty and love, and rejoice in the harvest. God told his people he was their Lord, Master, and their Creator God. 4). THE NINTH (TENTH) COMMANDMENT:[1] "Thou shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Goods.". "[36], Rulers and kings are called fathers: "Father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, surely thou shouldst have done it. "[9] "Hateful to God" here indicates that nothing is so dear to a man as his good name: "A good name is better than great riches. Others, however, slay both body and soul. "[11] And in doing this you shall also honor thyself, because "the glory of a man is from honor of his father, and a father without honor is the disgrace of his son. This does not mean that commission of sin on the Sabbath changes the species of the sin or gravely increases its malice. This was not just a national law but an individual commitment. Who does not know that every assertion is accompanied with an oath and teems with curses and imprecations? It is an insult to God because, when you swear by God, it is nothing other than to call Him to witness; and when you swear falsely, you either believe God to be ignorant of the truth and thus place ignorance in God, whereas "all things are naked and open to His eyes,"[5] or you think that God loves a lie, whereas He hates it: "Thou wilt destroy all that speak a lie. if they would learn anything, let them ask their husbands at home. If you are upset or bitter, abuse, quarrel and fight with any person, you have broken this law. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments. Hence: "Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day. . This is possible in two ways: first, by the murder of one with child, whereby the child is killed both in body and soul; and, secondly, by commiting suicide. "[15] And again: "O My people, they that call thee blessed, the same shall deceive thee."[16]. The Sabbath day should be a day of rest from worldly labor. God “blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.”  This phrase in the 10 Commandments is a quote from the creation account in Genesis 2:3, “Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested.”. For the husband is head of the wife, and as it is said: "Women may not speak in the church, . 6. "[45], Hearing of God's Word.—Our second duty on the Sabbath is to be eager to hear the word of God. This is a promise which we cannot break: "A man making void the law of Moses dieth without mercy under two or three witnesses. 62. And whether it is one or the other will depend on that object to which the anger incites, which is sometimes mortal, sometimes venial. Thirdly, we should sacrifice our possessions by giving alms: "And do not forget to do good, and to impart; for by such sacrifice God's favor is obtained.