Do not open your hand for silver pieces, nor shut your eyes to stolen goods." "And we ?" asked a Roman mercenary.

"We are not the owners of our lives; are we, too, to have no commandments ?" "You have the sword.

But the sword is violence, hatred, lust, greed.
Take care! The sword is your sin and your judgment." And then women came to him with a triumphant air, and exclaimed: "You wise man, you! We have no rights, so we have no duties?
Is that not so ?" And the prophet said; "You assume rights for yourselves, and duties will be given you.

The woman's commandment is: 'Thou shall not commit adultery.'" "And what do you say to men ?" asked one of them.
"Men have many commandments besides that one.

You must not tempt them with snares of the flesh, for they have more important things to do in the world than to make themselves pleasant to women.