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#### Shorter Catechism
<span class="q">Q 79.</span> Which is the tenth commandment?
<span class="q">A.</span> The tenth commandment is, Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.[^fnref:wsc1]
[^fnref:wsc1]: <div class="esv"><h5>Exodus 20:17</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p id="p02020017.01-1">“You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's.”</p> </div><h5>Deuteronomy 5:21</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p id="p05005021.01-2">“‘And you shall not covet your neighbor's wife. And you shall not desire your neighbor's house, his field, or his male servant, or his female servant, his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's.’ (<a href="http://www.esv.org" class="copyright">ESV</a>)</p> </div> </div>
#### Larger Catechism
<span class="q">Q 146.</span> Which is the tenth commandment?
<span class="q">A.</span> The tenth commandment is, Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shall not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.[^fnref:wlc1]
[^fnref:wlc1]: <div class="esv"><h5>Exodus 20:17</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p id="p02020017.01-1">“You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's.”</p> </div><h5>Deuteronomy 5:21</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p id="p05005021.01-2">“‘And you shall not covet your neighbor's wife. And you shall not desire your neighbor's house, his field, or his male servant, or his female servant, his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's.’ (<a href="http://www.esv.org" class="copyright">ESV</a>)</p> </div> </div>