f the things said be evil. It is wrong, because
it gives rise to anger, hatred and ill-will, and is often the cause of
greater sins.

Q. 1314. {381} What must they do who have lied about their neighbor and
seriously injured his character?
A. They who have lied about their neighbor and seriously injured his
character must repair the injury done as far as they are able, otherwise
they will not be forgiven.

Q. 1315. {382} What is the ninth Commandment?
A. The ninth Commandment is: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife.

Q. 1316. {383} What are we commanded by the ninth Commandment?
A. We are commanded by the ninth Commandment to keep ourselves pure in
thought and desire.

Q. 1317. {384} What is forbidden by the ninth Commandment?
A. The ninth Commandment forbids unchaste thoughts, desires of another's
wife or husband, and all other unlawful impure thoughts and desires.

Q. 1318. {385} Are impure thoughts and desires always sins?
A. Impure thoughts and desires are always sins, unless they displease us
and we try to banish them.

Q. 1319. {386} What is the tenth Commandment?
A. The tenth Commandment is: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's goods.

Q. 1320. What does covet mean?
A. Covet means to wish to get wrongfully what another possesses or to
begrudge his own to him.

Q. 1321. {387} What are we commanded by the tenth Commandment?
A. By the tenth Commandment we are commanded to be content with what we
have, and to rejoice in our neighbor's welfare.

Q. 1322. Should we not, then, try to improve our position in the world?
A. We should try to improve our position in the world, provided we can
do so honestly and without exposing ourselves to greater temptation or
sin.

Q. 1323. {388} What is forbidden by the tenth Commandment?
A. The tenth Commandment forbids all desires to take or keep wrongfully
what belongs to another.

Q. 1324. In what does the sixth commandment differ from the ninth, and
the seventh differ from the tenth?
A. The sixth commandment differs from the ninth in this, that the sixth
refers chiefly to external acts of impurity, while the ninth refers more
to sins of thought against purity. The seventh commandment refers
chiefly to external acts of dishonesty, while the tenth refers more to
thoughts against honesty.

LESSON THIRTY-FIFTH.
ON THE FIRST AND SECOND COMMANDMENTS OF THE CHURCH.

Q. 1325. Are not the commandments of the Church also commandments of
God?
A. The commandments o