Kinds of Offenses
By: Leonardo Promon

Insights into Subanen morals and values abound in this short text written by an arbiter, a preserver of age-old customs.

1 Now, I will use Isis as a hypothetical example. 2 I will create an example in which he as scolded a child of mine. 3 However, he only went as far as scolding him. 4 Then I beat my child. 5 Well, a situation like that is classified as wrong. 6 It is classified as what is called trying to impress someone; I assumed a pose for the sake of the person who had scolded my child. *7 And that is not a good thing to do; it is an offense. 8 And there are various other paths leading to offense; there are various source of offense. 9 There are offenses resulting from insulting speech, there are offenses which are eyewitnessed deeds, and there are trumped-up offenses. 10 Now if we are fraudulently accused of committing an offense, we are very much to be pitied. 11 For we thought we had committed no offense, and yet we were falsely charge. 12 And so making a fraudulent charged is a very serious crime. * 13 For right when you are committing no offense, som*eone suddenly fabricates an offense of yours. 14 People who frequently do this are dishonest arbiters, those who want to make money. 15 However, you will not be fined for fraudulent charges if you are skilled at making a defense* against them.