IV. HONOUR THY FATHER AND THY MOTHER.

• COMMANDS: obedience on the part of children as well as love and respect towards parents. Care on the part of parents for their children's spiritual and temporal welfare; obedience to civil and religious superiors.

• FORBIDS: hatred of parents and superiors; disrespect; disobedience.

V. THOU SHALT NOT KILL.

• COMMANDS: safeguarding of one's own life and bodily welfare and that of others.

• FORBIDS: unjust killing; suicide; abortion; sterilization; dueling; endangering life and limb of self or others.

VI. THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT ADULTERY.

• COMMANDS: chastity in word and deed.

• FORBIDS: obscene speech; impure actions alone or with others.

VII. THOU SHALT NOT STEAL.

• COMMANDS: respect for the property of rights and others; the paying of just debts; paying just wages to employees; integrity in public office.

• FORBIDS: theft; damage to the property of others; not paying just debts; not returning found or borrowed articles; giving unjust measure or weight in selling; not paying just wages; bribery; graft; cheating; fraud; accepting stolen property; not giving an honest day's work for wages received; breach of contract.

VIII. THOU SHALT NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS AGAINST THY NEIGHBOR.

• COMMANDS: truthfulness; respect for the good name of others; the observance of secrecy when required.

• FORBIDS: lying; injury to the good name of others; slander; talebearing; rash judgment; contemptuous speech and the violation of secrecy.

IX. THOU SHALT NOT COVET THY NEIGHBOR'S WIFE.

• COMMANDS: purity in thought.

• FORBIDS: willful impure thought and desires.

X. THOU SHALT NOT COVET THY NEIGHBOR'S GOODS.

• COMMANDS: respect for the rights of others.

• FORBIDS: the desire to take, to keep, or damage the property of others.