"'Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.
"'Thou shalt keep holy the Sabbath day.
"'Thou shalt honour thy father and thy mother.'
"I hear them say this, but haltingly, and with great difficulty. And they are wondering in their minds why it should be so hard to say the words. They do not know themselves what makes them stammer and speak so faintly.
"'You have learned this in some manner, albeit with faults and errors,' says the teacher. 'Now say the rest!'
"And then the souls of the dead speak out clearly and without difficulty:
"'Thou shalt kill!
"'Thou shalt commit adultery.
"'Thou shalt steal.
"'Thou shalt bear false witness.