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1. It is necessary for brothers that they always love one another with an inward and true love; they must have no envy, hatred, or rancour whatsoever; for just as they derive their bodies from one and the same parents, so too ought they to have one soul and one heart. 2. It is necessary that they render mutual beneficence, and at all times and in every undertaking be a help and a support to one another; wherefore the Wise [Man] saith: *“A brother helped by a brother [is] like a strong city.”* (Prov. 18:19). 3. It is necessary that they be forgiving and compassionate toward one another; if it should happen that they grieve one another on account of some matter, they ought promptly to

CHAP[TER] XX: Rule of conduct [in dealing] with a brother:

a. Brothers must ever love one another with an inward and true love; they ought not to entertain envy, hatred, and malice at all; for just as they have their bodies from one and the same parents, so likewise ought they to have one soul and one heart. b. They must perform mutual acts of beneficence, and be unto each other an aid and a support at all times and in every work; wherefore saith the wise man: *“A brother helped by a brother is like a strong city.”* [Proverbs 18:19] c. They must be forgiving and compassionate toward one another; [and] if it should come to pass that they grieve each other on account of some matter, they ought quickly to