Many of them are rules of courtesy and politeness; and a still greater number contain advice and instruction as to the duties of man toward himself and others, especially the poor, as well as toward society and the state, and most of all toward God.
其中许多是礼貌规则，更多是关于对自己和对别人（尤其是对穷人）、对社会和对国家、尤其是对上帝的义务的规劝和建议。