“We do not advise you to leave the one who entrusted you with the care of the holy churches of God, but only to look after your own soul in the fear of God. Do not accept gifts from anyone, do not waver in judgment, do not be ashamed before a powerful person, do not declare innocent the guilty or condemn the innocent.…”
Venerable Barsanuphius and John the Prophet, 6th c.
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6Seek not to be judge, being not able to take away iniquity; lest at any time thou fear the person of the mighty, an stumblingblock in the way of thy uprightness.
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4Seek not of the Lord preeminence, neither of the king the seat of honour.
5justify not thyself before the Lord; and boast not of thy wisdom before the king.
— Sirach 7:6 —
7Offend not against the multitude of a city, and then thou shalt not cast thyself down among the people.
8Bind not one sin upon another; for in one thou shalt not be unpunished.