Have but one God: thy knees were sore <br /> If bent in prayer to three or four. <br /> <br /> Adore no images save those <br /> The coinage of thy country shows. <br /> <br /> Take not the Name in vain. Direct <br /> Thy swearing unto some effect. <br /> <br /> Thy hand from Sunday work be held-- <br /> Work not at all unless compelled. <br /> <br /> Honor thy parents, and perchance <br /> Their wills thy fortunes may advance. <br /> <br /> Kill not--death liberates thy foe <br /> From persecution's constant woe. <br /> <br /> Kiss not thy neighbor's wife. Of course <br /> There's no objection to divorce. <br /> <br /> To steal were folly, for 'tis plain <br /> In cheating there is greater pain. <br /> <br /> Bear not false witness. Shake your head <br /> And say that you have 'heard it said.' <br /> <br /> Who stays to covet ne'er will catch <br /> An opportunity to snatch.<br /><br />Ambrose Bierce<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-new-decalogue/
