Let him never play with dice, nor himself take off his shoes, let him not eat, lying on a bed, nor what has been placed in his hand or on a seat. |
Let him never wash his feet in a vessel of white brass, let him not eat out of a broken ,earthen dish, nor out of one that ,to judge from its appearance ,is defiled. |
Let him not bathe ,immediately after a meal, nor when he is sick, nor in the middle of the night, nor frequently dressed in all his garments, nor in a pool which he does not perfectly know. |
Let him not be uselessly active with his hands and feet, or with his eyes, nor crooked ,in his ways , nor talk idly, nor injure others by deeds or even think of it. |
Let him not blow a fire with his mouth, let him not look at a naked woman, let him not throw any impure substance into the fire, and let him not warm his feet at it. |
Let him not crush earth or clods, nor tear off grass with his nails, let him not do anything that is useless or will have disagreeable results in the future. |
Let him not dance, nor sing, nor play musical instruments, nor slap ,his limbs , nor grind his teeth, nor let him make uncouth noises, though he be in a passion. |
Let him not despise himself on account of former failures, until death let him seek fortune, nor despair of gaining it. |
Let him not dwell in a village where the sacred law is not obeyed, nor ,stay long where diseases are endemic, let him not go alone on a journey, nor reside long on a mountain. |
Let him not eat any dainty food which he does not offer to his guest, the hospitable reception of guests procures wealth, fame, long life, and heavenly bliss. |
Let him not eat anything from which the oil has been extracted, let him not be a glutton, let him not eat very early ,in the morning , nor very late ,in the evening , nor ,take any food in the evening, if he has eaten ,his fill in the morning. |
Let him not eat in the company of his wife, nor look at her, while she eats, sneezes, yawns, or sits at her ease. |
Let him not eat, dressed with one garment only, let him not bathe naked, let him not void urine on a road, on ashes, or in a cow pen. |
Let him not eat, nor travel, nor sleep during the twilight, let him not scratch the ground, let him not take off his garland. |
Let him not enter a walled village or house except by the gate, and by night let him keep at a long distance from the roots of trees. |