VII. The Prohibition of Murmuring, Insolence, Pride, and Arrogance.

Be not a murmurer, remembering the punishment which those underwent who murmured against Moses. Be not self-willed, be not malicious, be not hard-hearted, be not passionate, be not mean-spirited; for all these things lead to blasphemy. But be meek, as were Moses and David,¹ since "the meek shall inherit the earth."²