240. The Latest Decalogue by Arthur Hugh Clough
The Latest Decalogue\n by Arthur Hugh Clough (1819-1861)\n \n \n Thou shalt have one God only; who\n Would be at the expense of two?\n No graven images may be\n Worshipped, except the currency:\n Swear not at all; for, for thy curse\n Thine enemy is none the worse:\n At church on Sunday to attend\n Will serve to keep the world thy friend:\n Honour thy parents; that is, all\n From whom advancement may befall:\n Thou shalt not kill, but need'st not strive\n Officiously to keep alive:\n Do not adultery commit;\n Advantage rarely comes of it:\n Thou shalt not steal; an empty feat,\n When it's so lucrative to cheat:\n Bear not false witness; let the lie\n Have time on its own wings to fly:\n Thou shalt not covet; but tradition\n Approves all forms of competition.\n \n The sum of all is, thou shalt love,\n If anybody, God above:\n At any rate shall never labour\n _More_ than thyself to love thy neighbour.