Slay ye not either the righteous or the guilty yourselves, neither command others to slay them.

In discourse, whatsoever ye shall say, whether good or evil, swear ye not by God, neither cross ye yourselves; there is no need of it....
Reverence the aged as your father, the young as brethren.

In thy house be not slothful, but see to all thyself; put not thy trust in a steward, neither in a servant, that thy guests jeer not at thy house, nor at thy dinner....

Love your wives, but give them no power over you.

Forget not the good ye know, and what ye know not, as yet, that learn ye," and so forth.
The beginning of the twelfth century witnessed other notable attempts at secular literature.