Question 70

Or disobedient?

Yes. The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagle shall eat it,^b

Or wasteful?

Yes. He that wasteth his father, or chaseth away his mother causeth shame,^c

Or incorrigible?

Yes. Why do we such things, notwithstanding they hearkened not to the voice of their Father,^d

Is it a sin for parents not to love their children?

Yes. Such are without natural affection,^e

Or to be remiss in their education?

Yes. His sons make themselves vile, and he restraineth them not,^f

And for superiors to be harsh and uncivil to inferiors?

Yes. Who say to the poor, stand thou there, or sit thou under my footstool,^h

Is it a sin for equals to affect the pre-eminency?

Yes. There was & strife among the disciples which of them should be accounted the greatest,ⁱ

Or to be vexatious and quarrelsome?

Yes. Lest there be debates, wraths, and envyings,^j