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INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 4

THE GLORIFICATION OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

31. Righteousness leadeth unto heaven and it bringeth wealth also: what is there that is more profitable than Righteousness?

32. There is no greater good than Righteousness, nor no greater ill than the forgetting of it.

33. Be thou unremitting in the doing of good deeds : do them with all thy might and by every means.

34. Be pure in heart : all righteousness is contained in this one commandment: all other things are nought but empty sound.

35. Avoid envy and greed, anger and harsh words : that is the way to acquire righteousness.

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