It Is Better To Be Silent, Than

Oh, My Fellow Men, Do Not Defile Your Bodies With Sinful Foods. We Have Corn, We Have Apples Bending Down The Branches With Their Weight, And Grapes Swelling On The Vines. There Are Sweet-flavored Herbs, And Vegetables Which Can Be Cooked And Softened Over The Fire, Nor Are You Denied Milk Or Thyme-scented Honey. The Earth Affords A Lavish Supply Of Riches, Of Innocent Foods, And Offers You Banquets That Involve No Bloodshed Or Slaughter; Only Beasts Satisfy Their Hunger With Flesh, And Not Even All Of Those, Because Horses, Cattle, And Sheep Live On Grass.

Disbelieve Nothing Wonderful Concerning The Gods, Nor Concerning Divine Dogmas.

In Anger We Should Refrain Both From Speech And Action.

Govern Your Tongue Before All Other Things, Following The Gods.

As Soon As You Awake, In Order Lay The Actions To Be Done The Coming Day.