IV.
1 And these are the days of holiness in repentance
to be acted upon according to the need
of the individual’s purification in righteousness
and these are the ordinances by which they shall judge
when there is a breech in virtue
2 If there is a person among them who lies to deceive or for gain
and does this knowingly
they shall do days
and whoever answers their fellow disrespectfully
or speaks impatiently shall do days of repentance
and anyone who violates a formal order
by one inscribed before them
or is vengeful
shall be punished likewise
3 And if anyone speaks irritably
against one of the men of service inscribed in the book
they shall do days of repentance
or if a person insults their fellow
or speaks arrogantly
or deceptively
they shall do days likewise
4 And if anyone shows themselves to be negligent
to the detriment of their fellow
by breaking something to the point of causing the grief of loss
or to the detriment of the Storehouse of God
they shall do days of repentance and repair the loss
5 And whoever bears malice
or retaliates with reproval
and in this way dishonors repentance they shall do days
and whoever utters a foolish word to interrupt the Spirit
or interrupts the words of their fellow shall do days
and whoever stretches out and sleeps during worships
or is disrespectful in the midst of the Many
either by word or by leaving in anger
shall do days
6 Whoever laughs stupidly and loudly
while in the presence of the use of element shall do days
and whoever allows
their nakedness to protrude from their garment
is immodest in their dress
or goes naked before their fellow without being gravely ill
or in the midst of travail
shall do days
7 And anyone who goes about speaking ill of their fellow
by not speaking directly to their fellow about their complaint
or does not assume the best of their fellow
shall do days
if anyone speaks ill of any of the men of Abarah
they shall come before the Council
to determine if they are able to remain
in the midst of Community
and whoever speaks ill of the Many
shall be sent away from them and not return
8 And whoever discloses the names of the Angels to the wicked
shall depart and not return
but if they have done so from fright
or under the blows of distress
or if they have inadvertently done so while reading
or pronouncing blessings
they shall do days for their lack of discretion
9 And any person who complains
against the Four Foundations of the community
shall be sent away and shall not return
but if they murmur against their fellow then they shall do days
10 Whoever commits fornication
adult to adult
that is not dealt with conclusively with repentance
shall be a visitor or expelled
according to the decision of the Council
whoever commits adultery shall become a visitor again
if decisive repentance is shown
if not then they shall depart never to return again
11 Adult to child sexual activity of any kind
under any circumstances
for any reason
will result in immediate and permanent expulsion
and the police notified
12 Child to child sexual activity
will be dealt with by effective and conclusive repentance
by all children and parents
if it becomes clear to the Council of Community
that the repentance is not effective
the family whose children initiated the offense
will be sent away and not return
physical abuse of women
children
the handicapped
the elderly
or the simple
will result in the offender becoming a visitor
if met with repentance
or shall leave and not return if repentance is not effective
13 And the person whose spirit betrays
or turns away from supporting the purpose
and task of Community
to the point of betraying the Truth
and walking in the stubbornness of their heart
they shall be sent away
and if they return they shall be examined carefully for two years
when the two years are accomplished for them
day for day
the Council shall consider their case
and if they are directed to approach
they shall be inscribed in their place
but shall enter no more into the Council of Common Consent
14 And anyone who is in the Council of the Community
for more than ten whole years
and whose spirit turns back
to the point of betraying the Community
and who goes out from before the Community
to walk in the stubbornness of their heart
and in the way of the people
shall not return again to the Council of the Community
and among the members of the Community
whosoever mingles in worship
the use of element
or in possessions with them who have turned away
and denigrate the Community or any of its residents
and they do so without the permission of the Many
their case shall be the same
and they also shall be sent away
and shall not return to the Council
15 Let no man stretch out his hand to any outsider
for the sake of riches or gain
and let him take none of their possessions
unless it is the order of the Council
and the contents of our granary or food stores
let all refuse with all their strength
to not sell or give anything to them
16 Concerning the Sabbath
that it may be observed according to the Lord’s will regarding it
let no work be done on the Sabbath day
except if it be the gathering of the element of righteousness
let all your speech be reverent
and let no foolish or vain word be spoken
let a man lend nothing to his fellow
let there be no discussion on matters of riches or gain
let there be no talk of work or labor to be done on the morrow
let only that be eaten on the Sabbath
which was prepared the previous day
let no man require a stranger to do his task on the Sabbath day
let no man put on himself soiled garments on the Sabbath day
nor be untidy in his cleanliness
nor let them carry an unrighteous odor upon themselves
let no man fast voluntarily on the Sabbath
let no man have heat of anger against an animal that is stubborn
for such animals should not be made to go out of their house
on the Sabbath day
let the flocks and herds be not transferred in their families
on the Sabbath day
perform only the required labor with your animals on the Sabbath
and carry out every task possible on other days
let no sealed vessel be opened on the Sabbath
let no water be drawn on the Sabbath day
let there be lifted no dust of cleansing in the dwelling place
let no rock be moved on the Sabbath day for it will make it afraid
let no one gather the fruits of the storehouse on the Sabbath
when that which gives suffers the grief of loss
let each person enjoy their eating
on the happy occasion of the Lord's rest
let no unrighteous food be eaten on the Sabbath
let not the Sabbath be celebrated in the vicinity
of those who denigrate the Community
nor let no one travel among the wicked on the Sabbath
let nothing be offered on the altar on the Sabbath
except by those who are clean in their spirits
and not defiled in any manner lest they render the altar unclean
whosoever enters the house of worship
let them not enter into the use of element
lest they have washed themselves
and when the world’s Sabbath arrives
whether it is early or late
all work shall not cease for it is not a holy time
let each person in the community of the covenant
sit at the table of Glory on the Sabbath