THOU shalt have one God only: who Would be at the expense of two? No graven images may be Worshipped, except the currency: Swear not at all; since for thy curse Thine enemy is none the worse: At church on Sunday to attend Will serve to keep the world thy friend: Honour thy parents; that is, all From whom advancement may befall: Thou shalt not kill; but needst not strive Officiously to keep alive: Do not adultery commit; Advantage rarely comes of it: Thou shalt not steal; an empty feat, When it's so lucrative to cheat: Bear not false witness; let the lie Have time on its own wings to fly: Thou shalt not covet; but tradition Approves all forms of competition. The sum of all is, thou shalt love, If any body, God above: At any rate shall never labour @3More@1 than thyself to love thy neighbour. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SESTINA OF THE TRAMP ROYAL by RUDYARD KIPLING WAITING FOR THE GRAPES by WILLIAM MAGINN GIVE ME THY HEART by ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER ROOTS AND LEAVES THEMSELVES ALONE by WALT WHITMAN PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 37. AL-HALI by EDWIN ARNOLD PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 87. AL-GHANI by EDWIN ARNOLD |