14 But more than this; the man or woman who indulges lustful thoughts commits adultery. 15 Whom God has joined together man cannot part; whom man has joined together live in sin. 16 Upon a table of the law, the great lawgiver wrote, Thou shalt not steal. 17 Before the eyes of law a man to steal must take a thing that can be seen with eyes of flesh, without the knowledge or consent of him to whom the thing belongs. 18 But, lo, I say that he who in his heart desires to possess that which is not his own, and would deprive the owner of the thing without his knowledge or consent, is in the sight of God, a thief. 19 The things that men see not with eyes of flesh are of more worth than are the things that man can see. 20 A man’s good name is worth a thousand mines of gold, and he who says a word or does a deed that injures or defames that name has taken what is not his own, and is a thief. 21 Upon a table of the law we also read; Thou shalt not covet anything. 22 To covet is an all-consuming wish to have what is not right for one to have. 23 And such a wish, within the spirit of the law, is theft. CHAPTER 99. _The Sermon on the Mount, continued. Jesus unfolds to the twelve the spiritual aspects of the ninth Commandment._ The law has said: Thou shalt not lie; but in the eyes of law a man to lie must tell in words what is not true. 2 Now, in the light of spirit law, deceit in any form is nothing but a lie. 3 A man may lie by look or act; yea, even by his silence may deceive, and thus be guilty in the eyes of Holy Breath. 4 It has been said in olden times: Thou shalt not swear by thine own life. 5 But, lo, I say, Swear not at all; not by the head, the heart, the eye, nor hand; not by the sun, the moon, nor stars; 6 Not by the name of God, nor by the name of any spirit, good or bad. 7 You shall not swear by anything; for in an oath there is no gain. 8 A man whose word must be propped up by oath of any kind is not trustworthy in the sight of God or man. 9 By oath you cannot make a leaf to fall, nor turn the color of a hair. 10 The man of worth just speaks, and men know that he speaks the truth. 11 The man who pours out many words to make men think he speaks the truth, is simply making smoke to hide a lie. 12 And there are many men with seeming double hearts; men who would serve two masters at a time--two masters quite adverse. 13 Men feign to worship God upon the Sabbath day and then pay court to Beelzebul on every other day. 14 No man can serve two masters at a time no more than he can ride two asses at a time that go in different ways. 15 The man who feigns to worship God and Beelzebul is foe of God, a pious devil and a curse of men. 16 And men cannot lay treasures up in heaven and earth at once. 17 Then, lo, I say, Lift up your eyes and see the safety vaults of heaven, and there deposit every gem, 18 Where moth and rust cannot corrupt; where thieves cannot break in and steal.