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Chapter 52
God instructs his faithful. how they are to praise his name.
1BLESSED is the man who opens his lips in praise of God of Sabaoth and praises the Lord with his heart.
2Cursed every man who opens his lips for the bringing into contempt and calumny of his neighbour, because he brings God into contempt.
3Blessed is he who opens his lips blessing and praising God.
4Cursed is he before the Lord all the days of his life, who opens his lips to curse and abuse.
5Blessed is he who blesses all the Lord's works.
6Cursed is he who brings the Lord's creation into contempt.
7Blessed is he who looks down and raises the fallen.
8Cursed is he who looks to and is eager for the destruction of what is not his.
9Blessed is he who keeps the foundations of his fathers made firm from the beginning.
10Cursed is he who perverts the decrees of his forefathers.
11Blessed is he who implants peace and love.
12Cursed is he who disturbs those that love their neighbours.
13Blessed is he who speaks with humble tongue and heart to all.
14Cursed is he who speaks peace with his. tongue, while in his heart there is no peace but a sword.
15For all these things will be laid bare in the weighing-scales and in the books, on the day of the great judgement.