For he who said, Do not be untrue in married life, is the same who said, Put no man to death. Now if you are not untrue in married life, but you put a man to death, the law is broken.

Then when its time comes, desire gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is of full growth, gives birth to death.

But the tongue may not be controlled by man; it is an unresting evil, it is full of the poison of death.

You are burning with desire, and have not your desire, so you put men to death; you are full of envy, and you are not able to get your desire, so you are fighting and making war; you have not your desire, because you do not make request for it.

You have given your decision against the upright man and have put him to death. He puts up no fight against you.

Be certain that he through whom a sinner has been turned from the error of his way, keeps a soul from death and is the cause of forgiveness for sins without number.