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It is agreed upon that this commandment is about the ban on worshipping idols, some might have a stricter interpretation that this commandment bans all forms of depictions of people or animals, but the majority of scholars think that it is about a prohibition against ''worshipping'' an idol or a representation of God, and there is no restriction on art or simple ''depictions''.
It is agreed upon that this commandment is about the ban on worshipping idols, some might have a stricter interpretation that this commandment bans all forms of depictions of people or animals, but the majority of scholars think that it is about a prohibition against ''worshipping'' an idol or a representation of God, and there is no restriction on art or simple ''depictions''.


In modern political contexts, it is also cited by some to oppose the cult of personality.
In modern political contexts, this commandment is also cited by some to oppose the cult of personality.


===Adultery===
===Adultery===

Revision as of 07:39, 22 October 2020

He-Mluddoth, or the commandments, are a set of principles relating to ethics and worship listed in the book of He-Zdarroth. These are fundamental to the society of Egeriac people.

The name is from Egeriac Mluddoth, the plural form of Mlud, which means "command" or "commandments" in Egeriac.

Contents

Text in Modern Egeriac Meaning
ni he-magoz ettim, mo gon ettoth na-n vigimeth dolizav I am the Lord thy God, thou shalt have no other gods before me.
anval tzered kelbiz ma-f mo lifir dolizav Thou shalt not create any graved image unto thee.
he-demmi he-magoz mo ktil zgom dolizav Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.
abbim im mammim mitineth Honour thy father and thy mother.
mo xmiy dolizav Thou shalt not kill.
mo livim dolizav Thou shalt not commit adultery.
mo psil dolizav Thou shalt not steal.
mo magom tan metzrim kmir dolizav Thou shalt not make lies against thy neighbour.
h-inith, he-nuwm, he-kemed on anvalzen hef metzrim mo nillaz dolizav Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, house, land, field or anything else.
mi kefem on anvalzen mo zizim dolizav Thou shalt not indulge in alcohol or anything else.

Interpretations

Honouring parents

Besides the literal interpretation, it is also thought that the imperative of this commandment is to discourage people from leading a non-family-oriented lifestyle - having and maintaining a thriving family is traditionally seen as the best way to honour one's parents, and as a result, all forms of monasticism are discouraged in the Egeriac society and monasticism is not practised among Egeriac people.

Killing

It is generally agreed upon that the imperative of this commandment is against unlawful or unjustified killing of other people; however, it is a matter of controversy whether it is justified to kill animals or to apply the death penalty on murderers and other criminals.

Theft

Generally, it is agreed upon that this commandment does not only prohibit theft, but also prohibits all forms of illicit means for gains like robbery, kidnapping for money, extortion, bribery, etc.

Idolatry

It is agreed upon that this commandment is about the ban on worshipping idols, some might have a stricter interpretation that this commandment bans all forms of depictions of people or animals, but the majority of scholars think that it is about a prohibition against worshipping an idol or a representation of God, and there is no restriction on art or simple depictions.

In modern political contexts, this commandment is also cited by some to oppose the cult of personality.

Adultery

Originally this commandment forbade Egeric male from having sexual intercourse with the wife of another Egeric male, but most interpretations state that the no adultery commandment, along with the no indulgence commandmnet, forbids all forms of extramarital sex, that is, besides adultery, rape, sex before marriage, or homosexual sexual practices are all prohibited, as many scholars have pointed out that the word livim is often used to indicate all forms of extramartial sex in Old Egeriac, therefore this commandment should be seen as a ban on all forms of extramarital sex, not just adultery in a narrow sense.

Indulgence

It is thought that the imperative of this commandment is not only against overdrinking, but also against overeating, the use of recreational drugs, gambling and also laziness. Most interpretations state that this commandment prohibits drinking alcohol because it is easy to become indulgent to alcohol. In modern contexts, this is cited by some to encourage people seeking a life with a good work-life balance, as workaholics can be seen as indulging in work.