waters be gathered together," for as little as water can be gathered
in a cracked vessel, so can a man maintain his possession which he
has obtained through false oaths. The fourth commandment:
"Remember to keep the Sabbath holy," corresponds to the word:
"Let the earth bring forth grass," for he who truly observes the
Sabbath will receive good things from God without having to labor
for them, just as the earth produces grass that need not be sown.
For at the creation of man it was God's intention that he be free
from sin, immortal, and capable of supporting himself by the
products of the soil without toil. The fifth commandment: "Honor
thy father and thy mother," corresponds to the word: "Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven," for God said to man: "I
gave thee two lights, thy father and thy mother, treat them with
care." The sixth commandment: "Thou shalt not kill," corresponds
to the word: "Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving
creature," for God said: "Be not like the fish, among whom the
great swallow the small." The seventh commandment: "Thou shalt
not commit adultery," corresponds to the word: "Let the earth bring
forth the living creature after his kind," for God said: "I chose for
thee a spouse, abide with her." The eighth commandment: "Thou
shalt not steal," corresponds to the word: "Behold, I have given you
every herb-bearing seed," for none, said God, should touch his
neighbor's goods, but only that which grows free as the grass,
which is the common property of all. The ninth commandment:
"Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor,"
corresponds to the word: "Let us make man in our image." Thou,
like thy neighbor, art made in My image, hence bear not false
witness against thy neighbor. The tenth commandment: "Thou
shalt not covet the wife of thy neighbor," corresponds to the tenth
word of the creation: "It is not good for man to be alone," for God