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Mainyo-i-Khard 58

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The sage asked the spirit of wisdom

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thus: 'What are the vices of priests?

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What are the vices of warriors?

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What are the vices of husbandmen?

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And what are the vices of artizans?'

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The spirit of wisdom answered

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thus: "The vices of priests are heresy, covetousness, negligence,

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The vices of warriors are oppression, violence, promise-breaking, unmercifulness (an-avôkhshâgâ-

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'The vices of husbandmen are ignorance, enviousness, ill-will, and maliciousness.

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And the vices of artizans are unbelief, want of thanksgiving, improper muttering of prayers, moroseness, and abusiveness.'

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Pahlavi Texts, Part III: Dînâ-î Maînôg-î Khirad, Sikand-gûmânîk Vigâr, Sad Dar, translated by E. W. West. Sacred Books of the East, vol. 24, ed. F. Max Müller (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1885). Public domain. Text read from the scan on Wikimedia Commons (digitised by the Internet Archive): English Wikisource's transcription where proofread, OCR elsewhere. · Source ↗

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