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Three prohibitions (1)

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Topics (move over topic to see place in topic list) Ahiqar 04 Religious and philosophical literature and poetry 04.03 Wisdom literature 04.03.06 Proverb collections 04.03.06.02 Ahiqar	Keywords ethics sayings
Period 4th century CE	Channel Armenian culture Iranian culture Slavonic culture

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Admonitions of Ādurbād 108 (Middle Persian):
Restrain (your) hand from theft, and (your) foot from going (the path of) un-dutifulness, and (your) thoughts from sinful lust. For he who does a good deed finds (his) reward, and he who commits a sin bears the punishment.

Ahiqar (Armenian Version) B.31:
Son, keep thy hand from stealing, and thy foot from evil paths; and it will be well for thee with God and man. For whether one steals gold, or some little thing, the punishment is one and the same.

Ahiqar (Slavonic Version) 119:
My son, keep your hand from stealing, your mouth from lying, and your body from lewdness; above all, beware a married woman.

Sources (list of abbreviations)
Admonitions of Ādurbād 108 (Middle Persian)
Ahiqar (Armenian Version) B.31
Ahiqar (Slavonic Version) 119

Bibliography

de Blois 1984, 49

de Blois, F. “The Admonitions of Adurbad and their Relationship to the Ahiqar Legend.” Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (1984) 41-53.

Amar Annus

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