God shows that the prescriptions of the Law are not arduous. His requests of humankind are not inordinate. In fact, those beings without reason, and even the most senseless among them, easily obey what he commands. Someone might allege, however, that they instinctually have the capacity to know. Therefore it is possible that what they rightly do by instinct we do through our own choice. The ox knows his owner.^[1] Not only does he place before them how exceptional his gift is, but he further intensifies his accusation against their inordinate wickedness by comparing them not with other human beings but with the elements of nature—those, in particular, who are without reason and are the most senseless among them. He says that they are even worse than these. This is also what Jeremiah does, bringing into play the turtledove and the swallow.^[2] Solomon, too, does something similar, returning the one who lives an idle life to now face the ant,^[3] now the bee.

Avoid reckless judgments. This is why the Lord commands that the innocent, or the one against whom there is only one witness, should not be punished. Instead, everything must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.^[1] Likewise, the apostle orders Timothy to not receive accusations against an elder without the deposition of two or three witnesses.^[2]

Divine wisdom teaches its children not to overly struggle to obtain earthly profits, for otherwise you will not avoid such adversity as greed, envy and similar pains. Therefore it is written in the book of Proverbs, The one with a covetous eye is impatient to enrich himself and does not consider that misery will fall on him.^[1] And again, He who is greedy of dishonest gain troubles his own house,^[2] and, Better is little with the fear of the Lord than a great treasure with trouble,^[3] and, in Qoheleth, He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loves abundance with profit.^[4]