Do not seek out gratuitous wealth,
For you may miss the beauty 'round.
Do not wish harm unto those who wrong,
For of their toils and burden you may know naught.
Do not entertain envious thought,
For you will surely come to dwell on what you are without.
Do not curse your hair, your skin, your visage,
For you will only grow wont to see defects where none exist.
Do not concede 'fore the onerous occasion,
For stronger you will become thro' life's tribulations.
Do not speak ill of stranger or of kin,
For vile words are but the seeds whence sprout vile actions.
Do not oft bid guidance of emotion,
For you may oft be guided amiss.
Do not feign a wise complexion,
For the wise will note your dearth of true wisdom.
There will be more teachings to come, for this is but Book One.