Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in
adversity. Be worthy of the trust of thy neighbor,
and look upon him with a bright and friendly face.
Be a treasure to the poor, an admonisher to the rich,
an answerer of the cry of the needy, a preserver of
the sanctity of thy pledge. Be fair in thy judgment,
and guarded in thy speech. Be unjust to no man, and
show all meekness to all men. Be as a lamp unto them
that walk in darkness, a joy to the sorrowful, a sea
for the thirsty, a haven for the distressed, an upholder
and defender of the victim of oppression. Let integrity
and uprightness distinguish all thine acts. Be
a home for the stranger, a balm to the suffering, a
tower of strength for the fugitive. Be eyes to the
blind, and a guiding light unto the feet of the erring.
Be an ornament to the countenance of truth, a crown
to the brow of fidelity, a pillar of the temple of
righteousness, a breath of life to the body of mankind,
an ensign of the hosts of justice, a luminary
above the horizon of virtue, a dew to the soil of the
human heart, an ark on the ocean of knowledge, a
sun in the heaven of bounty, a gem on the diadem
of wisdom, a shining light in the firmament of thy
generation, a fruit upon the tree of humility.
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