Chapter 62 – Commerce
62.1) Do not deceive one another.
62.2) Do not be deceptive in hiring, working on contract, or money changing.
62.3) It is not deception if you were acting on good faith.
62.4) It is deceptive to try to make a product seem better than it really is.
62.5) Do not mix a little bad fruit with good fruit.
62.6) A shopkeeper may give parched grain and nuts to children, and sell below market price to attract customers.
62.7) Do not cheat others when you measure or weight goods.
62.8) Do not use imperfect weighs or measures to do your business.
62.9) It is better to give someone more than they pay for than less.
62.10) Do not deviate your measure from the community’s customs.
62.11) Supervisors are duty bound to keep a check on the honesty of merchants in the community.
62.12) Do not keep short measures in your house. You may be tempted to use them.
62.13) Do not renege on an agreed upon price for property or goods even if you get a better offer.
62.14) Do not purchase the property of another if you are his agent.
62.15) If an item is marked for someone who has left a deposit for the item, neither party should back out of the deal.
62.16) Do not change the price of an item even if the buyer does not put a deposit on the item.
62.17) You are considered dishonest if you do not follow through with a gift you have promised another.
62.18) When someone is purchasing property from you, give preference to a townsman who offers the same price as a stranger.