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Monks' Rules (Author: Columbanus Hibernus)

Rule 10

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If any brother has been disobedient, let him spend two days on one loaf and water. If any says, ‘I will not do it,’ three days on one loaf and water. If any murmurs, two days on one loaf and water. If any does not seek pardon or mentions an excuse, two days on one loaf and water. If two brothers have had an argument and come to anger, two days on one loaf and water. If anyone maintains a falsehood and affirms his difference, two days on one loaf and water. If any contradicts a brother and does not ask his pardon, two days on one loaf. If any cuts short what he is bidden and breaks the rule, two days on one loaf and water. If any,


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when a task is enjoined him, actually does it carelessly, two days on one loaf and water. If any has slandered his abbot, seven days on one loaf and water; if his brother, twenty-four psalms, if a lay person, twelve psalms. If any forgets something out of doors, if it is comparatively small, twelve psalms, if it is greater, thirty psalms. If any has lost or destroyed something, according to its price, so also is his penance.