240. The Latest Decalogue by Arthur Hugh Clough
b"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."