1. In the first place, to love the Lord God with the whole°hard word heart, the whole°hard word soul, the whole°hard word strength.
2. Then°hard word, one’s neighbor as°hard word oneself°hard word.
3. Then°hard word not°hard word to murder°hard word.
4. Not°hard word to commit°hard word adultery°hard word.
5. Not°hard word to steal.
6. Not°hard word to covet°hard word.
7. Not°hard word to bear false witness°hard word.
8. To respect all men°hard word.
9. And not°hard word to do to another what one would not°hard word have done°hard word to oneself°hard word.
10. To deny oneself°hard word in order to follow Christ°hard word.
11. To chastise°hard word the body.
12. Not°hard word to become attached°hard word to pleasures.
13. To love fasting.
14. To relieve°hard word the poor.
15. To clothe°hard word the naked°hard word.
16. To visit the sick.
17. To bury°hard word the dead.
18. To help in trouble.
19. To console°hard word the sorrowing°hard word.
20. To become a stranger to the world°hard word’s ways.
21. To prefer nothing to the love of Christ°hard word.
22. Not°hard word to give way to anger.
23. Not°hard word to nurse a grudge°hard word.
24. Not°hard word to entertain°hard word deceit°hard word in one’s heart.
25. Not°hard word to give a false peace.
26. Not°hard word to forsake°hard word charity°hard word.
27. Not°hard word to swear°hard word, for fear of perjuring°hard word oneself°hard word.
28. To utter°hard word truth from heart and mouth.
29. Not°hard word to return evil for evil.
30. To do no wrong to anyone, and to bear patiently wrongs done°hard word to oneself°hard word.
31. To love one’s enemies.
32. Not°hard word to curse°hard word those who curse°hard word us, but rather to bless°hard word them.
33. To bear persecution°hard word for justice’ sake.
34. Not°hard word to be proud.
35. Not°hard word addicted°hard word to wine.
36. Not°hard word a great eater.
37. Not°hard word drowsy°hard word.
38. Not°hard word lazy.
39. Not°hard word a grumbler°hard word.
40. Not°hard word a detractor°hard word.
41. To put one’s hope in God.
42. To attribute°hard word to God, and not°hard word to self, whatever°hard word good one sees in oneself°hard word.
43. But to recognize always that the evil is one’s own doing°hard word, and to impute°hard word it to oneself°hard word.
44. To fear the Day of Judgment°hard word.
45. To be in dread°hard word of hell°hard word.
46. To desire eternal°hard word life with all the passion°hard word of the spirit°hard word.
47. To keep death daily before one’s eyes.
48. To keep constant°hard word guard°hard word over the actions of one’s life.
49. To know for certain that God sees one everywhere.
50. When evil thoughts come into one’s heart, to dash°hard word them against Christ°hard word immediately.
51. And to manifest°hard word them to one’s spiritual°hard word father.
52. To guard°hard word one’s tongue against evil and depraved°hard word speech.
53. Not°hard word to love much talking.
54. Not°hard word to speak useless°hard word words or words that move to laughter°hard word.
55. Not°hard word to love much or boisterous°hard word laughter°hard word.
56. To listen willingly°hard word to holy°hard word reading.
57. To devote°hard word oneself°hard word frequently to prayer°hard word.
58. Daily in one’s prayers°hard word, with tears and sighs°hard word, to confess°hard word one’s past sins°hard word to God, and to amend°hard word them for the future.
59. Not°hard word to fulfil°hard word the desires of the flesh; to hate one’s own will.
60. To obey°hard word in all things the commands of the Abbot°hard word, even though he himself°hard word (which God forbid°hard word) should act otherwise, mindful°hard word of the Lord’s precept°hard word, “Do what they say, but not°hard word what they do.”
61. Not°hard word to wish to be called holy°hard word before one is holy°hard word; but first to be holy°hard word, that one may be truly°hard word so called.
62. To fulfil°hard word God’s commandments°hard word daily in one’s deeds°hard word.
63. To love chastity°hard word.
64. To hate no one.
65. Not°hard word to be jealous, not°hard word to harbor envy.
66. Not°hard word to love contention°hard word.
67. To beware°hard word of haughtiness°hard word.
68. And to respect the seniors°hard word.
69. To love the juniors°hard word.
70. To pray°hard word for one’s enemies in the love of Christ°hard word.
71. To make peace with one’s adversary°hard word before the sun sets.
72. And never to despair°hard word of God’s mercy°hard word.
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