2. To love him with all your strength, It is not difficult if you be prudent; The love of your neighbour along with that, The same as you love yourself. 3. Thou shalt not adore idols, Because of the great Lord; Thou shalt not offend thy Creator By improper pride. 4. Give honour unto thy parents, Give submission to the king, And to every one who is higher And who is older in life. 5. Give honour unto the Abbot, The Son of Mary never-failing; Thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not conceal, Thou shalt not kill any one. 6. Thou shalt not be covetous of the world, Nor of ill-gotten gain; Thou shalt not bear false evidence against any one, Thou shalt bring bitterness to none. 7. What thou wouldst desire from all men For thyself, of every good, Do thou that to every one, That you may reach the kingdom. 8. What thou wouldst not desire for thyself Of injury that is evil, For no person shalt thou desire it As long as thou art in the body. FOR A BISHOP. 9. If you be a bishop of noble order, Assume thy government in full; Be thou obedient to Christ, without guile; Let all others be obedient to thee. 10. Heal the difficult disorders By the power of the pure Lord, And conciliate the lay multitudes-- Check the noble kings. 11. Be thou the vigilant shepherd Over the laity and over the Church; Be orthodox in thy teaching, Be stimulative, be pleasant. 12. To subdue the wicked, Who love the doing of evil, To magnify every truth, Is what is due of thee. 13. Thou shalt know the Holy Scripture At the time that thou takest orders, Because thou art a stepson of the Church If thou art deficient and ignorant. 14. For, every unwise man is ignorant-- This is the truth and the right-- Of the Lord he is not the representative, He who reads not the Law. 15. To condemn all heresy, all wickedness, To thee, of a truth, belongs; There shall not, then, be evil in thyself, In word or in deed. 16. Rising[A] shall not be made for thee, Nor shalt thou be obeyed; If you be meek with these, You will be guilty yourself. 17. For it is certain that you shall pay, When the great assemblage comes, Along with your own transgressions, The sin of every one who is under your government. FOR THE ABBOT OF A CHURCH. 18. If you be the chief of a church, It is a noble distinction; It shall be well for you if you worthily assume The representativeship of THE KING. 19. If you be the chief of a church, It is a noble distinction; Administer with justice the church, From the least to the greatest.