[84] And it appears to me to be very well said in the book of Proverbs, "Men who see what is right before God and before men." [38] Since it is by the aid of both these that men attain to the complete possession of good. For when you have been taught to observe the laws of your Father, [39] and not to disregard the injunctions of your mother, you will be able to say with confidence and pride, "For I also was born a son, subject to my father, and beloved before the face of my "mother." [cap.21] But, I should say to this man, were you not fated to be loved, if you kept the laws established among mortals out of a desire for fellowship, and if you paid due respect to the ordinances of the uncreate God out of a love for, and a desire to exhibit piety?