Chapter V.—Various relative duties.

Flee from haughtiness, “for the Lord resisteth the proud.”^12841284    Jas. iv. 6; 1 Pet. v. 5. Abhor falsehood, for says [the Scripture], “Thou shalt destroy all them that speak lies.”^12851285    Ps. v. 6. Guard against envy, for its author is the devil, and his successor Cain, who envied his brother, and out of envy committed murder. Exhort my sisters to love God, and be content with their own husbands only. In like manner, exhort my brethren also to be content with their own wives. Watch over the virgins, as the precious treasures of Christ. Be long-suffering,^12861286    Prov. xiv. 29. that thou mayest be great in wisdom. Do not neglect the poor, in so far as thou art prosperous. For “by alms and fidelity sins are purged away.”^12871287    Prov. xv. 27 (after LXX.: Prov. xvi. 6 in English version)