Do not become surety for — responsible for the obligations of — another. To do so is to mortgage the future. “Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof” (Matt. 6:3434Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. (Matthew 6:34)). If snared, go immediately and seek to be released from the responsibility.
Industry, not indolence, and peaceful labor instead of violence and plunder, should characterize us. (The little ants teach a lesson in industry.) It is the path of righteousness.
“When thou goest, it [father’s commandments and mother’s teaching] shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee” (Prov. 6:2222When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. (Proverbs 6:22)).
We are to tie the precepts of father and mother about our necks. Wisdom’s commandment is a teaching lamp. It guides us through the dark places of life. Reproofs of instruction are the ways of life to keep from evil.
Adultery
Adultery is an unforgivable sin, except for grace. No gift will appease. The lust of the eye breaks up the house of another and touches the most sacred, vital parts of life.
The soul, when not guided by the fear of the Lord, plunges into a scene far beyond its powers and is the sport of Satan, perhaps in suicide, and is the victim of eternal loss. His conscience, which will cause him to remember all of the instruction when it will be too late to use, will plague him forever. “Where their worm [conscience] dieth not and the fire [constant retribution] is not quenched” (Mark 9:4444Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. (Mark 9:44)).